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Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2006
Modelling in polymer materials science has experienced a dramatic growth in the last two decades. Advances in modeling methodologies together with rapid growth in computational power have made it possible to address increasingly complex questions both of a fundamental and of a more applied nature.
Multiscale...
Plastics in Medical Devices
Properties, Requirements and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2010
No book has been published that gives a detailed description of all the types of plastic materials used in medical devices, the unique requirements that the materials need to comply with and the ways standard plastics can be modified to meet such needs. This book will start with an introduction to...
Fluoroplastics, Volume 2: Melt Processible Fluoroplastics
The Definitive User's Guide
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2002
This is the second of a two volume series of books about fluoroplastics. Volume 1 covers the non-melt processible homopolymers, requiring non-traditional processing techniques. Volume 2 is devoted to the melt-processible fluoropolymers, their polymerization and fabrication techniques including injection...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2016
The series Advances in Polymer Science presents critical reviews of the present and future trends in polymer and biopolymer science. It covers all areas of research in polymer and biopolymer science including chemistry, physical chemistry, physics, material science. The thematic volumes are addressed...
Polyvinyl Fluoride
Technology and Applications of PVF
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
The commercial PVF film Tedlar® was first trademarked by DuPont 50 years ago. Since that time it has established itself as a polymer with excellent resistance to sunlight degradation (UV resistance), thermal stability, chemical attack, water absorption, and solvents. These properties, together with...
Biomimetics in Materials Science
Self-Healing, Self-Lubricating, and Self-Cleaning Materials
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2011
Biomimetics in Materials Science provides a comprehensive theoretical and practical review of biomimetic materials with self-healing, self-lubricating and self-cleaning properties. These three topics are closely related and constitute rapidly developing areas of study. The field of self-healing materials...
Fluoroplastics, Volume 1
Non-Melt Processible Fluoroplastics
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2000
Today, a generational change is taking place in the fluoropolymer industry. The pioneers of PTFE developed an astonishing mass of basic and applied technical work. Now many of these experts are retiring and a new generation is taking their place. This new generation brings a plethora of skills, built...
Smart Polymer Nanocomposites
Energy Harvesting, Self-Healing and Shape Memory Applications
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2017
This book covers smart polymer nanocomposites with perspectives for application in energy harvesting, as self-healing materials, or shape memory materials. The book is application-oriented and describes different types of polymer nanocomposites, such as elastomeric composites, thermoplastic composites,...
Permeability Properties of Plastics and Elastomers
A Guide to Packaging and Barrier Materials
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2003
This extensively revised and updated second edition of the only data handbook available on the properties of commercial polymeric films details the permeability characteristics of over 125 major plastic and elastomer packaging materials. New to this edition are 92 resin chapters containing textual...
Recent Developments in Polymer Macro, Micro and Nano Blends
Preparation and Characterisation
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2016
Recent Developments in Polymer Macro, Micro and Nano Blends: Preparation and Characterisation discusses the various types of techniques that are currently used for the characterization of polymer-based macro, micro, and nano blends. It summarizes recent technical research accomplishments, emphasizing...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2011
Long-Term Durability of Polymeric Matrix Composites presents a comprehensive knowledge-set of matrix, fiber and interphase behavior under long-term aging conditions, theoretical modeling and experimental methods. This book covers long-term constituent behavior, predictive methodologies, experimental...
by Celine A Mahieux
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2005
Thanks to their low density and tailored properties, polymer matrix composites are attractive candidates for a large number of industrial applications ranging from aerospace to transportation and energy. However, the behaviour of polymer-based materials is strongly affected by a number of environmental...
Expanded PTFE Applications Handbook
Technology, Manufacturing and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2016
Expanded PTFE Applications Handbook: Technology, Manufacturing and Applications is a comprehensive guide to ePTFE, explaining manufacturing technologies, properties, and applications. Technologies that were previously shrouded in secrecy are revealed in detail, as are the origins and history of ePFTE.
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Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2018
There have been a lot of innovations in making the garment or apparel production sector sustainable. This book highlights sustainable innovations in the apparel production sector, which is the final destination in the textile production segment. Measuring sustainability in clothing is one of the inevitable...