This book examines polymer nanocomposites filled by inorganic nanofillers. Polymers are considered as nanocomposite matrix only, possessing, as a r...

Double hydrophilic block copolymers (DHBCs) constitute a novel class of water-soluble macromolecules with potential utilisation in a wide range of ...

The physical properties of a polymer are strongly dependent on the size or length of the polymer chain. As chain length is increased, melting and b...

This book provides research on the synthesis and applications of polymer nanocomposites. Chapter One discusses advances in injection moulding techn...

Polymer nanocomposites revolutionised the research in this field owing to the tremendous improvement in the composite properties at very low filler...

Stress relaxation describes how polymers relieve stress under constant strain. Because they are viscoelastic, polymers behave in a nonlinear, non-H...

Polyphenolic compounds are part of a division of secondary metabolites with high antioxidant capacity, found naturally in most edible and inedible ...

Polypropylene (PP) is a typical polymorphic polymer with α-form, β-form, γ-form, and mesomorphic smectic form modifications, and crystallises into ...

This book intends to provide an up-to-date introduction to the fascinating field of carbohydrate polymers and their development, properties and app...

Pomegranates are increasingly distributed and consumed worldwide both as fresh fruit or processed products, like juices and food supplements. The p...

Pomegranate is a natural plant product which has demonstrated a multitude of beneficial health benefits. Current in vitro and in vivo research have...

In this compilation, the authors provide an overview of the existing literature on the content of nine most abundant minerals (potassium – K, phosp...

This book gives the synthesis of porous silicon multi-layers (PSL) by a simple route called electrochemical etching. The prepared multi-layers and ...

This book presents an overview of the cultivation of the potato, pointing out some aspects in relation to its production, consumption and importanc...

This book discusses the development of spot welding electrode and its fabrication using Cu-WC through a powder metallurgy route. This book consists...

Powder metallurgy is a forming and fabrication technique consisting of three major processing stages. First, the primary material is physically pow...

This book provides readers with a realistic approach concerning important food issues in food processing. Each topic covers physical properties, en...

Membrane technology being low-energy consuming and environmentally friendly is considered to be a new generation of the sustainable processes. Dive...

This book has been written in a concise manner to include all fundamental aspects of polymer science including recent inventions in polymerisation'...

In the first chapter, Urška Vrabič Brodnjak, Ph.D., Deja Muck, Ph.D., Helena Gabrijelčič Tomc, Ph.D., and Igor Karlovits, Ph.D. provide a review of...

Proanthocyanidins (PACs), present in a wide variety of food products and beverages, are the second most abundant class of phenolic compounds in our...

Prebiotics is defined as a selectively fermented ingredient that allows specific changes, both in the composition and/or activity in the gastrointe...