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Quick ViewTungsten alloying in microalloyed steels is of growing academic and industrial interests due to its positive role in the aspects of microstructural modification and because of its properties. This book has systematically described the functions of tungsten alloying in microalloyed steels. Topics covered in this book include the effects of tungsten on the phase transformation…
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Quick ViewGallium nitride (GaN), a member of the family of III-V semiconductor compounds, has been investigated intensively and have been found to have extensive applications. Recent developments have suggested that GaN may be used as an excellent host material for light-emitting devices (LEDs) that operate in the blue and ultraviolet region, due to its wide and…
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Quick ViewThe study of complex hysteresis problems has become increasingly important in recent years, since the hysteresis phenomenon affects significantly the decisions that have to be rendered in a wide range of real-world practical applications. For example, the so-called hysteresis effects may influence substantially some fields not directly related to the natural sciences such as finance,…
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Quick ViewThe advanced materials and devices based on nanotechnology and piezoelectric approaches have found wide applications in modern science and techniques. Tremendous interest to similar studies is supported owing to fast improvement of theoretical, experimental and numerical methods. These achievements expand scientific knowledge on the physical world and provide a forecast on the development of very…
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Quick ViewRadioactive material is used worldwide for legitimate commercial purposes, including industrial processes in the oil and gas, aerospace, and food sterilization sectors. Material used for these purposes is typically sealed in a metal capsule, such as stainless steel, titanium, or platinum, to prevent its dispersal and is commonly called a sealed source.1 Some of these…
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Quick ViewThe book presents to the reader an interdisciplinary vision of microspheres including its concepts and applications. The book ranges from the preparation of microspheres using different methodologies (such as sol-gel processes) through different characterization techniques as well as the use of these systems for diagnostic diseases (cancer and hemodynamics fields). In addition, this book discusses…
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Quick ViewHyperspectral imaging (HSI), known also as chemical or spectroscopic imaging, is an emerging platform technology that integrates conventional imaging and spectroscopy to attain both spatial and spectral information from an object. Although hyperspectral imaging was originally developed for remote sensing, it recently has gained wide recognition as a non-destructive and fast quality and safety analysis…
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Quick ViewAcetonitrile is a colorless volatile liquid with a sweet burnt taste and an odor similar to ether. This substance has widely been used as an organic solvent in extractive processes, and it is commonly applied to the development and manufacturing of cosmetics, pharmaceutical and agricultural products. Numerous advantages of using acetonitrile in industrial processes have…
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Different ceramics have been proposed as materials for medical devices. Alumina, zirconium oxide and zirconia toughened alumina are the most studied ceramic materials for biomedical applications. These materials were proposed firstly for orthopaedic prostheses and successively for other purpose such as dental restorations. Alumina showed atoxicity and is well tolerated by bone and soft tissue.…
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This book addresses the problems regarding PVC and PVC materials, their low thermo-light stability and low performance which are also ecological problems. The manufacture of PVC (polyvinylchloride) is increasing continuously. The manufacture of PVC today is developing in Russia, China, India, Egypt and other countries. In this monograph the application of polyfluoroperoxide initiators is shown.…
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The birth of materials science began from the need for advanced space, defense and energy programme created the need for developing new materials and processes that can better fit the requirements for advanced applications, which propelled the concept of opening a number of materials research laboratories. Silicon nitride (Si3N4) is one of the most attractive…
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Polyurethane materials are generally prepared by the reaction of isocyanates and polyols obtained mainly from petroleum resources. However, with increasing concern about the protection of the environment and the shortage of petroleum resources, the synthesis of bio-base polyurethane materials from renewable biomass resources has recently attracted a lot of attention. Lignin is an abundant renewable…
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Quick ViewThe technology of application of fluids in the supercritical state is a viable option and a high quality scientific method for obtaining materials, insulation, and extractions among other situations in which it may be applied yielding a high quality material. Due to its wide range of application, it has been extensively used to investigate different…
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Quick ViewThis book is the fourth volume in a series of books that present original results in the study of analytical models of thermal stresses in composite materials. Within the analytical modelling, two- and three-component composites are replaced by multi-particle-matrix and multi-particle-envelope-matrix systems, respectively, which consist of isotropic and/or anisotropic components represented by spherical particles (without…
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Quick ViewLayered double hydroxides (LDHs) are clay-type materials with extraordinary properties, whose structure is composed of stacked inorganic metal oxide layers built by connected sheets. The crystal structure of layered double hydroxides is based on positive charged brucite-like mainlayers and balanced by reversible exchangeable interlayer anions, additional cations and water molecules. Due to their negligible toxicity…
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Quick ViewThis is the second volume of the four volume set of the Comprehensive guide for Mesoporous Materials. Mesoporous materials are found abundant in biological systems and minerals and some of these materials have long been used in various industries. Recent advances at the nanoscale level has caused an increase in the use of these materials.…
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Quick ViewThis is the first volume of the four volume set of Comprehensive Guide for Mesoporous Materials. The discovery and application of mesoporous materials in the different industries, including the catalyst industry, is one of the major advances over the past two decades. One of the important mesoporous materials is zeolite. Over the past decade, different…
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Quick ViewThis collection of contributions provides a series of modern pieces of research related to rheology. The selected studies demonstrate how theoretical concepts developed in rheology yield practically important outcomes, how a combination of known substances can form a novel material with wonderful properties, and how neglecting a single parameter during an experiment can ruin the…
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Quick ViewThis is the final volume of the four volume set of Comprehensive Guide for Mesoporous Materials. Mesoporous materials are found abundant in biological systems and minerals and some of these materials have long been used in various industries. Recent advances in scientific understanding and manipulating in nanoscale caused an increase in the usage of these…
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Quick ViewThis is the third volume of the four volume set of Comprehensive Guide for Mesoporous Materials, mainly discussing different properties and the development of mesoporous materials. Many applications for these materials have been recognized. Ultra precision methods also developed for commercialization of these materials. Like many nanostructured materials, mesoporous materials are also found in abundance…
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Quick ViewSince the discovery of the first liquid crystal in 1888 by the Austrian biologist Friedrich Reinitzer with the considerable assistance of the German physicist Otto Lehman, who in that time had been universally recognized authority in the field of microscope technique, thousands and thousands of liquid crystals have been synthesized among them nematics, short-pitch cholesterics…
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Quick ViewIn this book, original papers have been collected to demonstrate the efficient use of computer molecular dynamics simulation methods for the studying of nanoscale phenomena in the materials and life sciences. This book discusses modern molecular simulation methods for the study of molecular shape and properties in protein and polymer engineering, drugs and materials design,…
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Quick ViewThis book examines and systematizes knowledge concerning porous glass materials. Different volumes of pores and the methods of directly synthesizing the glass with predefined sizes are discussed as well. Likewise, the primary approaches on determining parameters of porous structures are a topic of interest within this text. A separate chapter is devoted to properties of…
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Quick ViewIn the last two decades, a great effort has been directed towards the development of new smart materials actuators and their corresponding application devices and systems. Currently, some smart materials actuators are commercially applied for several technologies including automotive technology, but some of the smart materials actuators are still far from meeting strict practical requirements…
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