Materials Science

As transportation systems for land, air, and space vehicles continue to grow increasingly sophisticated, more advanced materials are needed to supp...

This book gathers contributions presented at the 7th International Conference on Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting (ICCRRR), held in...

In August 2014, the committee on Defense Materials Manufacturing and Infrastructure convened a workshop to discuss issues related to applying mater...

Passenger screening at commercial airports in the United States has gone through significant changes since the events of September 11, 2001. In res...

One of the major challenges in materials science today is developing materials that can survive and function in extreme environments, such as the h...

Steel is a common component of U.S. infrastructure, but that steel can corrode when buried in soil, rock, or fill. Steel corrosion is estimated to ...

Publications in nanoscience cross conventional boundaries from chemistry to specialised areas of physics and nanomedicine. With such a vast landsca...

The book offers a comprehensive overview of low-capital cost technologies for enzyme manufacture and utilization in the textile industry with susta...

Stretchable electronics is a dynamic field of research with the potential to revolutionize human health, robotics, cameras, energy storage, and ev...

Offering broad coverage of advanced principals and applications, Control of Heavy Metals in the Environment: Advanced Methods and Strategies for He...

This book highlights the history of electroceramics starting from synthesis using different routes of the solid solution to hybrid nanocomposites a...

Nanoparticles (NPs) offer an innovative platform for targeted cancer diagnosis and therapy. Advanced synthesis and surface functionalization strat...

The agricultural food system needs to provide access to enough healthy and affordable food for the growing population and mitigate its impact on th...

This reference book reviews various aspects of microplastics, from their sources and manifestation in terrestrial, aquatic, and air environments to...

This laboratory manual offers a broad introduction to the chemistry of transition elements and more specifically to the chemistry of titanium, van...

The book provides a strong platform for delineating the complex mechanism underlying cancer therapeutics along with the therapies countering drug ...

This book presents the novel concept of photo-switched biodegradation of bioplastics which is one of the important methods to overcome plastic wast...

The book provides an overview of prospective material simulants for hard tissues, such as knee joints, hip joint, and bones, and soft tissues, such...

The book presents the select proceedings of 13th Structural Engineering Convention. It covers the latest research in multidisciplinary areas within...

The Third Edition of Acoustics of Wood offers a comprehensive overview of advanced acoustical techniques for wood characterization and assessment. ...

Diminishing confined fossil resources has spurred the scientific community to strive for alternative, sustainable resources, such as terrestrial bi...

The text offers a detailed presentation of mathematical, numerical, and experimental techniques for nanofluids. It further covers the synthesis, ch...

Computational methods and understanding computational models are important in modern drug discovery. The books focus on computational approaches th...

This Springer Handbook assembles the existing knowledge concerning plastic materials and identifies obstacles and objectives of innovations and tec...

The text emphasizes the importance of modeling in the initial design phase of a composite component. It covers a wide range of modeling techniques ...

This laboratory manual offers a broad introduction to practical instrumental analysis. The practical activities include experiments for thin layer ...

This book publishes the latest findings and ideas in the field of additive manufacturing presented by authors from prominent institutions around th...

This brief explores the development and enhancement of space radiation detection systems through the integration of advanced nanomaterials, specifi...

This book presents select proceedings of the First Indo-Japan Textile Research Conference (IJTRC 2023) and provides a comprehensive exploration of ...

Metal-organic frameworks (MOF) based materials are used for functional applications due to their large surface area, high porosity, tunable structu...

This book explains the state-of-the-art green piezoelectric energy harvesting (PEH) technology. It highlights different aspects of PEH, starting ri...

Challenged by stringent regulations, vigorous competition, and liability lawsuits, medical device manufactures must develop safe, reliable, and cos...

Phytochemistry in Corrosion Science covers the use of plant extracts/phytochemicals in corrosion mitigation with industrial applications. It explor...

This new book is dedicated to the stability problem for equilibrium capillary surfaces. The importance of this problem lies in the fact that only s...

Water Chemistry provides students with the tools needed to understand the processes that control the chemical species present in waters of both nat...

The book is intended to cover the different types of materials used in modern engineering applications. The book begins with an introductory chapte...

This book comprehensively reviews the essential characteristics of biomaterials and their designs important for applications in tissue regeneration...

Terrestrial arthropods (insects, spiders, etc.) dominate the world in numbers and extreme diversity. This book presents the combined views of a phy...

This detailed volume presents a comprehensive guide to live-cell RNA imaging techniques and methodologies that have been successfully used to study...

As one of the most extensive biomass resources on earth, cellulose material has the characteristics of extensive availability, biodegradability, an...

Carbon nanomaterials can transfer their excellent electrical conductivity to polymers while enhancing or maintaining their original mechanical prop...

The book provides insight into the working of clays and clay minerals in speeding up a variety of organic reactions. Clay minerals are known to hav...