Materials and Design

Review from Ringgold Inc., ProtoView: Peer-reviewed papers from a July 2011 conference are collected in this three-volume set. The papers reflect current research in areas such as composites, micro/nano materials, iron and steel, metal alloy materials, high-performance elastomers and polymers, biomaterials, and optical, electronic, and magnetic materials. Other papers look at advances in materials physics and materials chemistry in general. Some specific chapter subjects include a numerical approach for the simulation of cementitious materials, a microemulsion system for transdermal delivery of matrine, and residual stresses in locally long fiber reinforces aluminum parts. Other areas examined are tribological properties of a triazine derivative in rapeseed oil, a spontaneous oxidation route to Se/Te alloy nanorods at room temperature, effects of conventional cold rolling on wear-resisting performance of high manganese steel, and alumina gel casting using a glutin-urea system.