Mechanical Engineering & Materials

This book is a volume of eight selected chapters discussing advances in the research of materials science. The first chapter examines the potential...

BIOSENSORS NANOTECHNOLOGY The second edition of Biosensors Nanotechnology comprises 20 chapters and discusses a wide range of applications exploite...

The concept of nanoarchitechtonics was introduced to describe the correct manipulation of nanoscale materials in the creation of nano-devices and a...

In 1791, Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton wrote that not only the wealth, but the independence and security of a country, appear to be materia...

Basic Construction Methods, Eighth Edition, offers an in-depth introduction to the real-world application of some of the most fundamental materials...

The extracellular matrix (ECM) is the focus of much interest in biology and bioengineering. Increasing understanding of the influence of the ECM on...

Propellants contain considerable chemical energy that can be used in rocket propulsion. Bringing together information on both the theoretical and p...

Non-Invasive Instrumentation and Measurement in Medical Diagnosis, Second Edition discusses NIMD as a rapidly growing, interdisciplinary field. The...

Using inorganic solid adsorbents/sorbents is a promising approach for carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and is attracting intense attention from both ac...

Functional, flexible and lightweight products are in high demand for modern technologies ranging from microelectronics to energy storage devices. T...

There is an immense variety of research on polymer functionalized graphene (PFG). Functionalization of graphene is necessary for improvement of the...

Beneficial properties of graphitic carbon nitride (gCN) have been discovered in recent years during the promotion of its visiblelightdriven photoca...

Photoinitiating systems play a key role in the starting point of a polymerization reaction under exposure to a UV or a visible light. The number of...

Boasting chapters written by leading international experts, Nanostructured and Advanced Materials for Fuel Cells provides an overview of the progre...

Computer Simulation of Porous Materials covers the key approaches in the modelling of porous materials, with a focus on how these can be used for s...

Biomaterials offer the potential to restore and supplement the function of tissues and organs following injury or disease. The use of inorganic mat...

Thermoelectric devices convert a heat flux directly into electrical power. They afford opportunities to achieve efficiency savings in a variety of ...

One of the first books to provide in-depth and systematic application of finite element methods to the field of stochastic structural dynamicsThe p...

Milling is one of the principal and most versatile machining processes for sizing parts in the workshop. Whether a professional engineer looking f...

This book provides a contemporary research-led overview of the applications of inorganic materials in biomedicine. It begins with a short introduct...

Polymers with redox properties are electroactive macromolecules containing localized sites or groups that can be oxidized and reduced. Depending on...

The development of novel materials whose structure, properties or function are inspired by nature or living matter is a wide and dynamically evolvi...