Books by Keyword: Nanocomposite

Description: Polymers are one of the key engineering materials and are widely used in many fields of economic development, and scientific and technological innovation. During their rapid development throughout the 20th century, polymers deeply influenced the entire world economy. The more than 129 peer-reviewed papers presented here cover the latest trends and achievements in this field of research and will help enterprises to improve product quality and the range of applications so as to enhance company-brand competition strength in the international market-place. This will be essential reading for design and production engineers, in particular.
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This two-volume set comprises more than 306 peer-reviewed papers, grouped together under the headings of: invited papers, new energy materials, ceramics, metallic glasses, nanomaterials, biomaterials, polymer and composite materials, performance evaluation and applications of materials, mechanical behaviour of materials, materials processing and technology, modeling and simulation, catalyst materials, functional materials, smart materials and intelligent structures, coatings and thin films. This book will provide a valuable reference source for researchers in the field of advanced materials science and technology.

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This collection of more than 204 peer-reviewed papers on Composite Science and Technology covers: mechanics of composites, infrastructural composites, non-destructive evaluation and characterization of composites, fracture and fatigue of composites, numerical and mathematical modelling, ceramic matrices, composites, metal-matrix composites, composite manufacturing, polymer composites, smart materials and structures, nano-composites, bio-composites and structural health monitoring. This makes it a handy guide to the state-of-the-art of this field.

Description: This periodical edition includes peer-reviewed scientific and engineering papers on all aspects of research in the area of nanoscience and nanotechnologies and wide practical application of the achieved results.

Description: Engineering materials, and surface engineering with the emphasis placed on novel materials with unusual properties, are the main subjects of this special collection. It gathers together the latest know-how and achievements of scientists working in the fields of functional materials, nano- and ultrafine-grained materials and coatings produced using various methods; thus rendering it an invaluable guide to the subject.

Description: The 40 peer-reviewed papers collected here together offer a plenitude of up-to-date information on “Ceramics and Composites in Extreme Environments & for Chemical and Electrochemical Applications”. The papers are conveniently arranged into the CERAMICS AND COMPOSITES IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS, Oxide-based Ceramics and Composites, Nitride, Carbide and Boride Ceramics and Composites, Advances in Non-destructive Evaluation, CERAMICS FOR CHEMICAL, ELECTROCHEMICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS, Chemical Sensors, Catalysts and Catalysts Supports, Ceramics for Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage.

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The increased use of advanced materials in high-efficiency structures – electronic devices, medical equipment, aircraft and vehicles – requires an improved reliability, increased resistance to breakdown, and better failure and life-span forecasting for a wide variety of loading conditions. The development of materials having advanced structural properties is becoming a key factor in industrial and technological progress.

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The aim of this special volume was to bring together scholars, from diverse regions of the world, whose scientific achievements bear witness to their outstanding contributions to current developments in, and applications of, electron microscopy as applied to materials science and nanomaterials research.
The topics covered include: Multifunctional Nanocomposites, Smart materials, Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications, Structure phenomena and modeling, Growth of thin films, Semiconductors and optoelectronic materials, Other Nanomaterials and Interdisciplinary Topics.

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This proceedings supplement contains further selected papers from the 6th International Conference on Processing and Manufacturing of Advanced Materials – THERMEC’2009, held during the period, August 25-29, 2006, in Berlin , Germany under the co-sponsorship of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society ( TMS) ,USA.

Description: in preparationThis special collection covers the topics of: Functionalized and modified Polymers, Functionalized and modified Technical Textiles, Functionalized and modified Rubbers, Petrochemicals, Catalysis, Semiconductors, Advanced ceramic materials, Biomaterials, Pharmaceutical materials and Sensor and actuator materials.