Material Science category: 3562 books
by Margarita Puentes Vargas
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2014
This book presents an innovative concept for the realization of sensors based on a planar metamaterial microwave array and shows their application in biomedical analysis and treatment. The sensors are able to transduce the dielectric properties of materials in their direct vicinity into an electric...
Nano/Micro-Structured Materials for Energy and Biomedical Applications
Latest Developments, Challenges and Future Directions
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2018
This book discusses the latest developments of the synthesis, preparation, characterization, and applications of nano/microstructure-based materials in biomedical and energetic fields. It introduces several popular approaches to fabricating these materials, including template-assisted fabrication,...
Piezoresistive Effect of p-Type Single Crystalline 3C-SiC
Silicon Carbide Mechanical Sensors for Harsh Environments
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2017
This book addresses the piezoresistance in p-type 3C-SiC, which it investigates using experimental characterization and theoretical analysis. The gauge factor, the piezoresistive coefficients in two-terminal and four-terminal resistors, the comparison between single crystalline and nanocrystalline...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2015
The subject of advanced materials in catalysisbrings together recent advancements in materials synthesis and technologies to the design of novel and smart catalysts used in the field of catalysis. Nanomaterials in general show an important role in chemical processing as adsorbents, catalysts, catalyst...
Graphene Materials
Fundamentals and Emerging Applications
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
Graphene Materials: Fundamentals and Emerging Applications brings together innovative methodologies with research and development strategies to provide a detailed state-of-the-art overview of the processing, properties, and technology developments of graphene materials and their wide-ranging applications....
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Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
The book focuses on the role of advanced materials in the food, water and environmental applications. The monitoring of harmful organisms and toxicants in water, food and beverages is mainly discussed in the respective chapters. The senior contributors write on the following topics:
Layered double...
Dispersion Forces I
Macroscopic Quantum Electrodynamics and Ground-State Casimir, Casimir–Polder and van der Waals Forces
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2013
Dispersion forces acting on both atoms and bodies play a key role in modern nanotechnology. As demonstrated in this book, macroscopic quantum electrodynamics provides a powerful method for understanding and quantifying dispersion forces in a vast range of realistic scenarios. The basic physical concepts...
by Ivan Argatov, Gennady Mishuris
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2018
This book presents a comprehensive and unifying approach to analytical identification of material properties of biological materials. Focusing on depth-sensing indentation testing, pipette aspiration testing, and torsion of soft tissues, it discusses the following important aspects in detail: damping,...
A Critical Survey of Biomineralization
Control, Mechanisms, Functions and Material Properties
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2016
This monograph provides a comprehensive and up-to-date approach on biomineralization. The topical focus of the book lies on the question of how matrix proteins and cells catalyze and regulate mineralization in organisms. Recent advances in the understanding of biomineralization help to better understand...
Planar Waveguide Optical Sensors
From Theory to Applications
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2016
This book concentrates on the design and development of integrated optic waveguide sensors using silicon based materials. The implementation of such system as a tool for detecting adulteration in petroleum based products as well as its use for detection of glucose level in diabetes are highlighted....
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Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2016
This book presents the latest advances in research to analyze mechanical damage and its detection in multilayer systems. The contents are linked to the Rilem TC241 - MCD scientific activities and the proceedings of the 8th RILEM International Conference on Mechanisms of Cracking and Debonding in Pavements...
Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials, Volume 6
Proceedings of the 2016 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2016
Mechanics of Biological Systems and Materials*, Volume 6 of the *Proceedings of the 2016 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the sixth volume of ten from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The...
by Erika R Crandall
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
Tin (Sn) whiskers are electrically conductive, single crystal eruptions that grow from Sn film surfaces. Their high aspect ratio presents reliability problems for the electronics industry due to bridging and metal arcing, leading to malfunctions and catastrophic failures in many electronic systems...
by Voichita Bucur
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2017
Acoustics of Wood offers a detailed treatment of numerous topics that are valuable to those working with wood in architecture, engineering, acoustics, and the crafting of musical instruments. It presents a comprehensive account of the progress and current knowledge concerning wood acoustics, outlining...