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Porous Carbon Materials For Clean Energy

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 New carbon materials have been developed to meet challenges of a growing global demand for energy-saving materials and sustainable materials. This book describes progress towards the conversion and efficient utilization of porous carbon and its derived precursor as electrode materials for clean energy.
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Active Rheology Control Of Cementitious Materials

by Geert De Schutter e Karel Lesage

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 Open Access at www.routledge.com from SmartCast ERC Advanced Grant Project, this outlines rheology & stiffening control methods for controlling the rheological &stiffening behaviour of fresh self-compacting concrete during casting, by modifying the concrete with responsive superplasticizer or magneto-responsive mineral additions.
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Oceanography And Marine Biology - An Annual Review. Volume 60

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 This Volume celebrates 60 years of Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review over which time it has been one of the most cited sources in marine science and oceanography.
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Defending Memory In Global Politics - Mnemonical In/Security And Crisis

~~56,96€~~ 51,26€ 10% OFF

 This book explores the securitization of memory in times of crisis using overlooked cases from the Global South and the Global North.
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Defending Memory In Global Politics - Mnemonical In/Security And Crisis

~~56,96€~~ 51,26€ 10% OFF

 This book explores the securitization of memory in times of crisis using overlooked cases from the Global South and the Global North.
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Natural Biopolymers For Wearable Devices

~~263,68€~~ 237,31€ 10% OFF

 Flexible and wearable technologies are gaining wide attention with their promise of applications in sensing, electronics, and energy. The materials involved should be flexible, lightweight, robust, and non-toxic. Natural biopolymers such as silk, chitin, collagen, cellulose, and gelatine have these properties, with the additional benefits of low cost, renewability, and biocompatibility. Taking a closer look at these soft materials and their forms reveals novel multifunctional abilities, paving the way for new devices.Introducing the recent development of multifunctional natural polymers, this book serves as a reference for researchers, detailing the novel properties and behaviour of natural biopolymers, and their synthetic strategies. Students will find this a useful introduction to multifunctional soft matter and polymer physics. Throughout the book an understanding of the principles of flexible and wearable device design will allow readers to connect materials to applications in wearable electronics, such as flexible sensors, soft robots, solar cells and energy storage devices.
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Soft Matter In Foods

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 Using soft matter physics to understand food materials at different length scales creates new opportunities for scientists in academia and industry to enhance the properties, production, and nutritional quality of processed foods. Recognising the growing transfer of knowledge between the food science and soft matter communities, the editors have brought together a wealth of expertise with rich insights for both.Beginning with the fundamentals, this book describes the behaviour of colloids, proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates in the context of soft matter science. Chapters on techniques and the behaviour of soft matter systems open the soft matter toolbox, providing food scientists with new approaches to characterise food. Taking a soft matter approach to a range of real food systems, chapters on applications provide a practical demonstration of the synergy between food science and soft matter.
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Immunomodulatory Biomaterials - Definition, Design, And Application

~~237,18€~~ 213,46€ 10% OFF

 The ability to modulate the body''s immune system can greatly assist the treatment of diseases and repair of injured tissues. Immunomodulatory biomaterials can promote adaptive immunity, without the need for drugs, cytokines or cell therapies. Their design can be targeted towards specific applications, including cancer and inflammatory disease.Exploring the latest research, the authors present their philosophy for the design of immunomodulatory biomaterials and aim to close the gap between materials scientists, engineers, and biologists. The book includes an overview of the immune system, the immune response biomaterials may create, and various design strategies across a range of biomedical contexts. The book concludes with an outlook on the future of this topic and how it will translate to the clinic.
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Future Approaches To Electrochemical Sensing Of Neurotransmitters

~~237,18€~~ 213,46€ 10% OFF

 This volume provides a comprehensive overview of the advancements in wearable and implantable electrochemical sensors for monitoring neurological disorders. Electrochemical sensors offer portability, sensitivity and ease of handling, making real-time, in situ detection simpler. The book delves into the strategies, advantages and the limitations of existing devices, as well as the role new materials have in driving advancements in this field. Information on the various designs of point of care sensors and how these can help clinicians achieve comparative assessments are detailed. The challenges and the future scope of wearable electrochemical biosensors in neurotransmitter detection are investigated and the key contributing factors for their integration in new age technologies such as robots, smart devices, miniaturized sensor chips, and flexible and wearable sensors are reviewed. Researchers from various backgrounds, from materials scientists to healthcare specialists, will find this book informative and valuable.
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Ophthalmic Biomaterials

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 Advances in technology have rapidly changed the way we treat ophthalmic diseases, especially with the development of new biomaterials used as prosthetics, for drug delivery devices, or to regenerate tissue. Bridging the gap between biomaterials scientists and ophthalmologists, this book includes overviews of devices and cutting-edge research on current and future strategies to treat acute and chronic diseases in the eye. Edited by leaders in the field, the book provides perspectives for both biomaterials scientists and ophthalmologists. Biomaterials scientists are given a background to the challenges in ophthalmology that advanced materials could solve. Ophthalmologists are provided a background on materials to enable them to better understand the devices they are using and their advantages and challenges. All readers are provided with a critical review of the current and future state of devices that are being used or are under development in devices, regenerative medicine, and drug delivery.This book is for those working in biomaterials science, biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, and clinicians specialising in ophthalmology, as well as those working in polymer science-based medical technologies.
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Advances In Electrochemical Sensor Applications Using Nano-Structured Materials

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 Various nanomaterials can be used as possible electrocatalysts for the determination of huge amounts of bioactive compounds, surfactants, dyes, toxic chemicals, food additives, fertilizers, heavy metals, etc. The detection of such compounds in the human body, the environment, food or water is very important for our safety and well-being.There are many methods available to detect these compounds and determine their concentration, but electrochemical methods are proved to be:• Highly responsive• Comparatively inexpensive• Sensitive• SimpleThis state-of-the-art book focuses on recent electrochemical and nanomaterials research, taking the reader from basic principles to recent advances, before discussing different techniques and tools for determining the presence of a variety of compounds.Written for academics working in the fields of electrochemistry, nanomaterials, and biomedical and materials engineering, this book is edited by Dr Shashanka Rajendrachari of SR University, Warangal, India.
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Peroxynitrite Detection In Biological Media - Challenges And Advances

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 Peroxynitrite is a powerful oxidiser which can damage a wide array of molecules within cells, including DNA and proteins, leading to apoptosis, inflammation or cancer. Peroxynitrite detection and quantification provides critical information in understanding its biological implications. Attempts to investigate the behavior of peroxynitrite in vivo and in vitro have been hampered by the difficulty in detecting this highly reactive oxygen species. This book presents the current state of the art in this research field with contributions from scientific leaders in the field. The chapters make clear the associated challenges and development for selective and sensitive detection of peroxynitrite. This book is a timely addition to the literature, as the first in the field, dedicated to detecting this molecule in vivo. It will be welcomed by the community particularly medicinal and analytical chemists, developers of sensors and probes and analytical equipment manufacturers.
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Nanoceramics In Clinical Use - From Materials To Applications

by Daniel Arcos Navarrete e Maria Vallet-Regi

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 The field of nanoceramics for biomedical applications has experienced important advances in the last five years. These advances are mainly focused in the field of new nanostructured bioceramics able to mimic almost the same biomineralization processes. In addition, there has also been significant advances in nanoceramics as vehicles for targeted drug delivery and gene therapy. Building on the success of Biomimetic Nanoceramics in Clinical Use, this second edition has been revised and updated to reflect the recent developments in the field. Nanoceramics in Clinical Use includes additional material on bone mineralization processes, new synthesis strategies and applications of nanostructured bioceramics to manufacture 3D macroporous scaffolds and as nanovehicles for targeted drug delivery and gene therapies, to provide the reader with a complete overview of the topic, from fundamental principles to the latest advances. Written by World leading experts in bioceramics, this title will appeal to a broad audience, from academic researchers to those working within the commercial industry. Materials and chemical engineers, chemists, biologists, physicists and those working in medicine, im particular with medical implants, will appreciate the comprehensive coverage of this fast-developing area.
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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance - Volume 45

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 This volume will focus on a theme â€" NMR applications in industry and providing a comprehensive yet critical review of the current literature from various industries.
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Biological Fluid-Surface Interactions In Detection And Medical Devices

by Andres De Los Santos Pereira, Cesar Rodriguez-Emmenegger, Christophe Blaszykowski, Michael Thompson e Sonia Sheikh

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 This book examines the interactions between implants and biological fluids that cause fouling in biosensors and the serious issue of thrombus formation suitable for professional researchers in academia and industry and postgraduate students.
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Commercializing Biobased Products - Opportunities, Challenges, Benefits, And Risks

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 Covering biobased products in a broad context, this book provides chemical engineers with a better understanding of challenges, opportunities, risks, and benefits of commercialization.
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Biomass Sugars For Non-Fuel Applications

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 Providing an overview of sugar-based technologies, this book is a valuable resource for chemists working to develop greener synthetic routes to chemicals and pharmaceuticals.
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Singlet Oxygen - Applications In Biosciences And Nanosciences, Volume 1

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 Applications in Biosciences and Nanosciences. The book provides an up to date reference resource for both the beginner and experienced researcher and crucially for those working across disciplines such as photochemistry, photobiology and photomedicine.
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Catalysis - Volume 27

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 Catalysis Volume 27 presents critical and comprehensive reviews of the hottest literature published over the last twelve months, a useful reference for anyone working in catalysis and an essential resource for any library.
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Drug Discovery For Schizophrenia

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 This book covers new insights in the field of schizophrenia with an aim to advance the understanding of scientists and clinicians in this area and to fuel drug discovery.
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Metal Nanoparticles For Catalysis - Advances And Applications

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 An introduction to the synthesis and applications of different nanocatalysts.
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Sensor Technologies For Food Quality And Safety

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 The multidisciplinary field of food sensor development is evolving rapidly. Prompt detection of food contaminants is vital for public health protection. Significant advances are taking place in the design and development of sensitive, affordable, and user-friendly sensors for food safety and security.This book covers various recent advances in food sensor development, using illustrative descriptions of successful practical applications as well as identifying existing challenges and prospects. Compiling current progress in food quality sensors such as electrochemical sensors, nanocomposite sensors, aptamer based immunosensors, and microfluidic lab-on-a-chip devices, it fills a gap in the literature by laying down a framework for food sensor development from idea to implementation. With an emphasis on multidisciplinary aspects, the book appeals to students, academics, researchers and industry personnel from diverse backgrounds with an interest in food science and food quality assurance.
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Coffee And Human Health - Chemistry And Mechanisms Of Action

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 Coffee is one of the most widely consumed beverages on the planet and there has been extensive research into the purported health benefits or its disadvantages and counterindications. This book provides an updated overview of existing evidence for the health effects of coffee consumption. The book takes the reader on a journey starting with the worldwide consumption of this beverage, its varieties, and main chemical characteristics. Following this there is a detailed analysis of its components, molecules and mechanisms of action and finally specifics on the potentially good and bad effects on human health.The editor and authors are renowned researchers in coffee and provide the most relevant information on the consumption of coffee. This book provides a unique source of knowledge around the health aspects of this beverage.
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Multifunctional Magnetic Nanoparticles In Analytical And Environmental Chemistry

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 The field of multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles is rapidly expanding and these fascinating nanoparticles have a significant impact on analytical chemistry. The discovery and application of multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles is revolutionizing the way we approach complex chemical analysis.This book provides a comprehensive guide to multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles, highlighting their revolutionary applications in therapy, biology, and pharmacy. From synthesis to practical applications, it covers their unique properties, pharmaceutical applications, and much more.
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