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  • Advances in Biomaterials Science and Biomedical Applications
    Advances in Biomaterials Science and Biomedical Applications
    Editor Rosario Pignatello
    ISBN 978-953-51-1051-4
    558 pages, March, 2013
    Downloads: 496
    This contribution book is a collection of reviews and original articles from eminent experts working in the multi- and interdisciplinary arena of biomaterials, ranging from their design to novel uses. From their personal experience, the readers can o ...
  • Environmental and Industrial Corrosion - Practical and Theoretical Aspects
    Environmental and Industrial Corrosion - Practical and Theoretical Aspects
    Editor Benjamin Valdez Salas and Michael Schorr
    ISBN 978-953-51-0877-1
    168 pages, December, 2012
    Downloads: 532
    Nowadays, it is generally accepted that in the natural and industrial environments, corrosion and pollution are interrelated harmful processes since many water, air and soil pollutants accelerate corrosion, and corrosion products such as rust, oxides ...
  • Stoichiometry and Materials Science - When Numbers Matter
    Stoichiometry and Materials Science - When Numbers Matter
    Editor Alessio Innocenti and Norlida Kamarulzaman
    ISBN 978-953-51-0512-1
    436 pages, April, 2012
    Downloads: 1007
    The aim of this book is to provide an overview on the importance of stoichiometry in the materials science field. It presents a collection of selected research articles and reviews providing up-to-date information related to stoichiometry at various ...
  • Thermoplastic Elastomers
    Thermoplastic Elastomers
    Editor Adel Zaki El-Sonbati
    ISBN 978-953-51-0346-2
    416 pages, March, 2012
    Downloads: 1262
    Thermoplastics can be used for various applications, which range from household articles to the aeronautic sector. This book, "Thermoplastic Elastomers", is comprised of nineteen chapters, written by specialized scientists dealing with physical and/o ...
  • Pitting Corrosion
    Pitting Corrosion
    Editor Nasr Bensalah
    ISBN 978-953-51-0275-5
    178 pages, March, 2012
    Downloads: 1093
    Taking into account that corrosion is costly and dangerous phenomenon, it becomes obvious that people engaged in the design and the maintenance of structures and equipment, should have a basic understanding of localized corrosion processes. The Edito ...
  • Recent Advances in Plasticizers
    Recent Advances in Plasticizers
    Editor Mohammad Luqman
    ISBN 978-953-51-0363-9
    212 pages, March, 2012
    Downloads: 941
    Plasticizers are used to increase the process-ability, flexibility, and durability of the material, and of course to reduce the cost in many cases. This edition covers introduction and applications of various types of plasticizers including those bas ...
  • Copper Alloys - Early Applications and Current Performance - Enhancing Processes
    Copper Alloys - Early Applications and Current Performance - Enhancing Processes
    Editor Luca Collini
    ISBN 978-953-51-0160-4
    178 pages, March, 2012
    Downloads: 919
    Copper has been used for thousands of years. In the centuries, both handicraft and industry have taken advantage of its easy castability and remarkable ductility combined with good mechanical and corrosion resistance. Although its mechanical properti ...
  • Products and Applications of Biopolymers
    Products and Applications of Biopolymers
    Editor Casparus Johannes Reinhard Verbeek
    ISBN 978-953-51-0226-7
    220 pages, March, 2012
    Downloads: 1312
    It is interesting to consider that biopolymers are by no means new to this world. It is only because of our fascination with petrochemical products that these wonderful materials have been neglected for so long. Today we face a different challenge. E ...