This book provides comprehensive coverage of smart biomaterials and their potential applications, a field that is developing at a very rapid pace.

This important book: Offers the first comprehensive handbook on the topic Contains state-of-the-art research on synthesis of sulfur-containing polymers from low-cost sulfur-containing compounds Examines the synthesis, mechanism, structure ...

The seventh edition of this classic reference work once more provides a comprehensive overview of commercially available plastics materials.

Providing an overview of the nature, manufacture, structure, properties, processing and applications of commercially available plastics materials, this book includes chapters on material selection and special polymers.

This book provides an overview of the lastest developments in biobased materials and their applications in food packaging.

This book provides an excellent overview of the recent breakthroughs in the science of macromolecules, with an emphasis on nanostructured macromolecules and the perspectives that these versatile materials offer to different fields such as ...

"This is a brand new multi-media resource to support new and experienced primary school teachers develop skills of critical reflection in order to improve teaching and learning.

In addition, it contains several complementing contributions in this novel field of science dealing with synthetic architectures and represents a unique compilation of reviewed research accounts of the in-depth knowledge of macromolecular ...

This book explains the science of nanostructure formation and the nature of interphase formations, demystifies the design of nanostructured blends to achieve specific properties, and introduces the applications for this important new class ...

Finally, a chapter is devoted to various applications of ceramic matrix composites. Throughout the text, the underlying relationships between the components of the triad: processing, microstructure, and properties are brought out.