Materials Science

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Superhydrophobic Surfaces - Fabrications to Practical Applications

Edited by Mehdi Khodaei, Xiuyong Chen and Hua Li
ISBN 978-1-83880-598-2, Print ISBN 978-1-83880-597-5,
Edited Volume
130 pages, July, 2020

During the past decade, the superhydrophobic surfaces, bio-inspired non-wettable surfaces, have aroused worldwide interest. The super water-repellant surface has special characteristics such as low surface energy as well as hierarchical micro/nano su ...
Polypropylene - Polymerization and Characterization of Mechanical and Thermal Properties

Edited by Weiyu Wang and Yiming Zeng
ISBN 978-1-83880-416-9, Print ISBN 978-1-83880-414-5,
Edited Volume
122 pages, May, 2020

Polypropylene (PP) is one of the most important thermoplastics widely applied in the fields of automobile, packaging, clothing, and plastic molding. Since J. Paul Hogan and Robert L. Banks accidentally synthesized crystalline PP in 1951, tremendous b ...
Methods for Film Synthesis and Coating Procedures

Edited by László Nánai, Aneeya Samantara, László Fábián and Satyajit Ratha
ISBN 978-1-78985-860-0, Print ISBN 978-1-78985-566-1,
Edited Volume
172 pages, March, 2020

In recent years, thin layer technologies, including fabrication of different micro- and nano-structures, have undergone tremendous progress. Such layers are made for a variety of industrial and scientific applications. Due to the extreme physico-chem ...
Magnesium - The Wonder Element for Engineering/Biomedical Applications

Edited by Manoj Gupta
ISBN 978-1-78923-842-6, Print ISBN 978-1-78923-841-9,
Edited Volume
128 pages, February, 2020

Magnesium-based materials are rapidly emerging in recent years to primarily assist in mitigating global warming and for health benefits. They are seen as materials of the future due to their lightweight, nutritional characteristics and abundance on E ...
Cellulose

Edited by Alejandro Rodríguez Pascual and María E. Eugenio Martín
ISBN 978-1-83968-057-1, Print ISBN 978-1-83968-056-4,
Edited Volume
130 pages, December, 2019

Cellulosic fibers are becoming increasingly important in many industrial sectors. Indeed, their availability, low cost, and durability make them suitable for application in various fields. This book presents important information about the structure ...
Graphene and Its Derivatives - Synthesis and Applications

Edited by Ishaq Ahmad and Fabian I. Ezema
ISBN 978-1-83962-882-5, Print ISBN 978-1-83962-881-8,
Edited Volume
100 pages, November, 2019

Graphene and its derivatives are potential nanomaterials currently being widely investigated for diverse applications due to its exceptional mechanical, electrical, physical, and chemical properties. Examples of the applications include drug delivery ...
Crystal Growth

Edited by Vadim Glebovsky
ISBN 978-1-83962-675-3, Print ISBN 978-1-83962-674-6,
Edited Volume
124 pages, November, 2019

In this book, a variety of topics related to crystal growth is extensively discussed. The topics encompass the physics of growing single crystals of different functional materials, single-crystalline thin films, and even the features of crystallizati ...
Flame Retardants

Edited by Fahmina Zafar and Eram Sharmin
ISBN 978-1-78985-880-8, Print ISBN 978-1-78985-879-2,
Edited Volume
96 pages, July, 2019

Flame retardants reduce the risk of fire by decreasing the combustion rate and flame propagation in the presence of fire, leading to the prevention and control of fire. Flame Retardants is divided into four sections: section 1 consists of the introdu ...

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