Books by Keyword: Nanocomposite

Description: These volumes comprise papers, on the topic of “Advanced Materials”, selected from the second International Conference on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing (ICAMMP 2011) held on the 16-18th December 2011 in Guilin, China. The 468 peer-reviewed papers are grouped into the chapters: 1: Composites, 2: Micro / Nano Materials, 3: Iron and Steel, 4: Ceramic, 5: Metal Alloy Materials, 6: Biomaterials, 7: Optical/Electronic/Magnetic Materials, 8: Building Materials, 9: New Energy Materials and Environmental Materials, 10: Biomaterials and Chemical Materials, 11: Thin Films, 12: New Functional Materials, 13: Materials and Design.

Description: The 20th International Symposium on the Processing and Fabrication of Advanced Materials (PFAMXX) was organized by Hong Kong Polytechnic University, during the 15-17th December 2011, in Hong Kong. The main purpose of this interdisciplinary symposium was to bring together state-of-the-art developments regarding all aspects of the processing and fabrication of advanced materials, spanning the entire gamut of metallic, intermetallic, ceramic, ceramic-matrix composites, metal-matrix composites, intermetallic-matrix composites, advanced polymers and polymer-matrix composites; together with surface and high-temperature coatings. The symposium provided an attractive forum for the presentation of the latest advances, in materials processing and fabrication, by researchers and engineers from industry, research laboratories and academia. The proceedings cover the areas of: Advanced Composite Materials (Polymer, Metal and Ceramics); Natural Fibres (Plant- or Animal-Based) Composites; Nanostructural Materials; Properties of Materials; Failure Analysis; Computational Analysis and Simulations; Advanced Manufacturing Processes; Bio-materials and Bio-composites; Materials Characterizations. The result is an excellent and timely overview of the subject.

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The 104 peer-reviewed papers included here were selected from those presented at the International Conference on Nanomaterials Synthesis and Characterization (INSC2011) held at the Mines Wellness Hotel, Seri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia from the 4th to 5th July 2011. The volume mainly covers the synthesis of nanomaterials and related researches and will bring the reader fully up to date with these topics.

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This collection of peer-reviewed papers brings together the latest advances and applications in the fields of composites, micro-/nano-materials, steel and iron, ceramics, metal-alloy materials, polymer materials, optical/electronic/magnetic materials, materials physics and chemistry, structural materials and functional materials.

Description: These are the proceedings of the 2011 International Conference on the Frontier of Nanoscience and Technology (ICFNST 2011), held in Kunming, China, on September 28-29th, 2011. The aim was to provide a platform from which researchers, engineers and academics, as well as industrial professionals, from all over the world could present their research results and development activities in the fields of Nanoscience and Technology. The work thus presents an eminently up-to-date survey of the subject.
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Description: This special collection provided an outlet for researchers to present the newest advances, scientific findings and technological developments in the field of eco-materials processing and design. The object to survey the current state-of-the-art and to foresee future trends in the field of eco-materials processing and design for energy, environment and related materials. Many fruitful and exciting research achievements were presented, both as fundamental topics and as applications such as solar sustainable energy, fuel-cells, photochemistry, porous materials, biomass, and bio-inspired technologies for improving microstructures and bulk properties.
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During the past few years, mechanics, solid-state phenomena and engineering materials have played important roles in the progress of human society, and scholarly research in the related fields has accumulated a treasury of accomplishments and has promoted the development of academic studies. Meanwhile, researchers are faced with many problems. This collection of 84 peer-reviewed papers is divided into sections on solid materials, solid mechanics and related topics. The volume will be essential reading for those working in the related areas and will provide the inspiration for future studies and advances.

Description: These peer-reviewed papers deal with the scientific and technical aspects of ceramic materials, metallic materials, alloys, polymers and computational materials science. The aim of the proceedings was to provide up-to-date data for scientists and engineers working in the materials field. The book will also be a good learning resource for graduate students in the related specialties of Chemistry and Materials Science.
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Advanced Materials and Processing are important areas of research in Engineering Science and Technology, which have to focus on bridging the critical gap between researchers and engineers in order to shape the new world. Advanced Materials and Processing play an increasingly important role in the global economy and in daily life. Researchers and engineers strive to develop new devices and processes, using mathematical and analytical tools, in order to create technologies for a rapidly expanding range of materials and manufacturing processes. A large proportion of the present papers addressed current scientific research and provided solutions to industrial problems; thereby creating an environment of mutual interest to industry and academia. The papers are grouped into 10 chapters: 1. Forming Processes, 2. Casting, Joining and Related Processes, 3. Materials, 4. Materials Removal Processes, 5. High Energy Beam Removal Process, 6. Precision Engineering and Nano-Technology, 7. Surface Engineering, 8. Computer-Aided Engineering, 9. Green Manufacturing and Management, 10. Others. This comprehensive coverage will be much appreciated by readers.

Description: This volume of the "Journal of Biomimetics, Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering" covers topical issue of biomimetic approach to the development of modern means of a wide range of industrial applications, the new solutions in the field of biomedical engineering and of pharmacological practice and also illuminates the results of the latest solutions in the field of development of biomaterials and their application.