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Engineering of Natural Polymeric Gels and Aerogels for Multifunctional Applications brings together detailed information on gels, hydrogels, and aerogels derived from natural polymers, covering materials, processing, fabrication techniques, structure-property relationships, and novel applications.The book begins by introducing polymeric gels, hydrogels, and aerogels, the different types and properties, advantages and disadvantages, manufacturing techniques, production and scalability, and the possible applications. This is followed by thorough coverage of processing methods for obtaining natural polymer-based gels and hydrogels, with separate chapters focusing on physical processes, chemical processes, green processes, and processing for aerogels. The final chapters of the book focus on the preparation of natural polymer-based gels, hydrogels, and aerogels for many state-of-the-art applications, including biomedical, absorbent, energy saving, filtration, and sensing areas.Engineering of Natural Polymeric Gels and Aerogels for Multifunctional Applications is an essential resource for all those with an interest in polymeric gels and natural polymers, including researchers and scientists in polymer engineering, polymer chemistry, sustainable materials, biomaterials, materials science and engineering, and chemical engineering. In industry, this book supports scientists, R&D, and engineers looking to utilize novel bio-based materials for advanced applications. - Covers the physical, chemical, and green processing methods for obtaining gels, hydrogels, and aerogels from natural polymers - Explores a range of cutting-edge uses, including in biomedical, absorbent, energy-saving, filtration, and bio-sensing applications - Presents the latest innovations in the field, including the preparation of lightweight, highly open porous polysaccharide and protein aerogels

This book provides guidelines and design rules for developing high-performance, low-cost, and energy-efficient quantum-dot (QD) lasers for silicon photonic integrated circuits (PIC), optical frequency comb generation, and quantum information systems. To this end, the nonlinear properties and dynamics of QD lasers on silicon are investigated in depth by both theoretical analysis and experiment. This book aims at addressing four issues encountered in developing silicon PIC: 1) The instability of laser emission caused by the chip-scale back-reflection. During photonic integration, the chip-scale back-reflection is usually responsible for the generation of severe instability (i.e., coherence collapse) from the on-chip source. As a consequence, the transmission performance of the chip could be largely degraded. To overcome this issue, we investigate the nonlinear properties and dynamics of QD laser on Si in this book to understand how can it be applied to isolator-free photonic integration in which the expensive optical isolator can be avoided. Results show that the QD laser exhibits a high degree of tolerance for chip-scale back-reflections in absence of any instability, which is a promising solution for isolator-free applications. 2) The degradation of laser performance at a high operating temperature. In this era of Internet-of-Thing (IoT), about 40% of energy is consumed for cooling in the data center. In this context, it is important to develop a high-temperature continuous-wave (CW) emitted laser source. In this book, we introduce a single-mode distributed feedback (DFB) QD laser with a design of optical wavelength detuning (OWD). By taking advantage of the OWD technique and the high-performance QD with high thermal stability, all the static and dynamical performances of the QD device are improved when the operating temperature is high. This study paves the way for developing uncooled and isolator-free PIC. 3) The limited phase noise level and optical bandwidth of the laser are the bottlenecks for further increasing the transmission capacity. To improve the transmission capacity and meet the requirement of the next generation of high-speed optical communication, we introduce the QD-based optical frequency comb (OFC) laser in this book. Benefiting from the gain broadening effect and the low-noise properties of QD, the OFC laser is realized with high optical bandwidth and low phase noise. We also provide approaches to further improve the laser performance, including the external optical feedback and the optical injection. 4) Platform with rich optical nonlinearities is highly desired by future integrated quantum technologies. In this book, we investigate the nonlinear properties and four-wave mixing (FWM) of QD laser on Si. This study reveals that the FWM efficiency of QD laser is more than ten times higher than that of quantum-well laser, which gives insight into developing a QD-based silicon platform for quantum states of light generation. Based on the results in this book, scientists, researchers, and engineers can come up with an informed judgment in utilizing the QD laser for applications ranging from classical silicon PIC to integrated quantum technologies.

Chemical sensors contain two basic functions: recognition and transduction, and provide real-time information about substances rather than physical quantities. Such devices are extensively utilized for various applications in diverse fields. The book focuses on the physical, chemical, optical, and electrical working mechanisms of different types of sensors integrated with various smart nanomaterials and composites. The mesmerizing properties of numerous materials and their fruitful applications for detecting numerous chemical parameters are discussed here. The book provides recent progress in the chemical sensors field and connects materials, physics, chemistry, and engineering, and therefore, is suitable for engineers, industrial, and academic researchers.

Chapter One is focused on the basic concept of magnetron sputtering, magnetic configurations and applied power for various applications. The deposition of thin films of metals, metal oxides, metal nitrides and transition metal dichalcogenide materials by magnetron sputtering techniques for various applications is also examined. In Chapter Two, the limitations for the conventional magnetron sputtering plasma are introduced. Chapter Three begins with an overview of conjugated polymers for optoelectronic applications and the purpose of polymer blending. The chapter also addresses various blending strategies like the molecular weight of the non-conjugated polymer, blending approach, degree of crystallization, aggregation and solvation. In Chapter Four, the effect of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on the crystallization of PLA nanocomposites is investigated. Chapter Five provides a detailed discussion of the main findings of various studies carried out for different combinations of polymer blend films consisting of insulating polymers, and blend films consisting of insulating and conducting polymers. Chapter Six focuses on degradable, biocompatible polymer blend films for microwave absorption. The last chapter of this book reviews the structure, advantages and disadvantages for a general understanding of carbon nanotubes (CNT) and then focuses on the applications of CNTs in a variety of electronic devices such as lithium-ion batteries, fuel cells, supercapacitors and solar cells.

New materials are constantly being developed which may improve or transform many aspects of our lives, and nowhere is this more exciting than in the fields of vehicle and machinery technology. This book presents the proceedings of the 2022 International Conference on New Materials, Machinery and Vehicle Engineering (NMMVE 2022), held as a virtual event due to the COVID-19 pandemic and travel restrictions, from 18 - 20 March 2022. NMMVE 2022 provides an international forum for researchers and engineers to present and discuss recent advances, new techniques, and applications in the fields of new materials, machinery and vehicle engineering, and attracts academics, scientists, engineers, postgraduates, and other professionals from a wide range of universities and institutions. A total of 121 submissions were received, from which 48 were accepted for inclusion in the conference and proceeding after a rigorous, standard single-blind reviewing process. The papers are grouped into 3 sections: machinery (30 papers); new materials (11 papers); and vehicle engineering (7 papers). Providing an overview of the latest developments in these fields, the book will be of interest to all those wishing to know more about new materials and machine and vehicle engineering.

The book Nanopharmaceuticals in regenerative medicine is a collective and comprehensive volume of the latest innovations in nanoscience technology for practical use in clinical, biomedicine and diagnostic arena. The term nanotechnology pops up in every segment of modern-day life. The primary aim of this book is to deliver the precise information to students, educators, technologists and researchers. A conglomerate of scientists from various research fields contributed to the chapters, giving detailed descriptions on the most recent developments of nanotechnology in the area of disease management. This book will also be useful for industrial research and development partners, start-up entrepreneurs, government policy makers and other professionals who are interested in nanomedicines.Chapter 8 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at Nanopharmaceuticals in Regenerative Medicine | Harishkumar Madhyastha, (taylorfrancis.com) under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 license.

This book features perspectives on advances in textile coloration technologies. It provides a comprehensive and holistic overview, supporting rapid and efficient entry of new researchers into emerging subjects within textile engineering and technology.FEATURES Introduces current, reliable coloration technologies Explains emerging coloration technologies from a multidisciplinary point of view Discusses future R&D opportunities Offers systematic, research-oriented outlines and observations and well-defined illustrative models and schemes Written for academicians, scientists, researchers, and advanced students of textile science and technology, Emerging Technologies for Textile Coloration aims to provide depth of understanding of both state-of-the-art and emergent topics and to spur further research leading to new opportunities and applications.

This edited monograph presents five chapters, each detailing a recent advancement in materials science research. Chapter One focuses on several topics in the field of spintronics, including giant magnetoresistance observed in spin valves using various iron oxides and their interesting magnetization reversals by interlayer exchange coupling and spin-polarized tunneling in magnetic tunnel junctions using electrodes of half-metallic magnetite. Chapter Two describes the synthesis of eight coordination polymers by vial reaction method. Chapter Three introduces physical, thermal and electrochemical properties of ionic liquid-based polymer electrolytes and their applications in rechargeable lithium batteries. Chapter Four explores the aspects of opening of bandgap in graphene. Chapter Five describes the use of aluminum alloys, which are lightweight and high-strength materials, in the construction of the hull of a ship.

Photonics, a volume in the Interface Transmission Tutorial Book series, describes the science of photonic transmission properties of the interfaces of composite materials systems and devices. The book's authors review the general analysis methods of interface transmission, give many examples, and apply these methods to photonic applications. Applications discussed include photonic crystals, materials, devices and circuits. - Offers a unique approach on photonics from the interfacial transmission point-of-view - Reviews the interface transmission properties of composite materials for photonics applications - Authored by world-leading experts on interface transmission

This book addresses material growth, device fabrication, device application, and commercialization of energy-efficient white light-emitting diodes (LEDs), laser diodes, and power electronics devices. It begins with an overview on basics of semiconductor materials, physics, growth and characterization techniques, followed by detailed discussion of advantages, drawbacks, design issues, processing, applications, and key challenges for state of the art GaN-based devices. It includes state of the art material synthesis techniques with an overview on growth technologies for emerging bulk or free standing GaN and AlN substrates and their applications in electronics, detection, sensing, optoelectronics and photonics.Wengang (Wayne) Bi is Distinguished Chair Professor and Associate Dean in the College of Information and Electrical Engineering at Hebei University of Technology in Tianjin, China. Hao-chung (Henry) Kuo is Distinguished Professor and Associate Director of the Photonics Center at National Chiao-Tung University, Hsin-Tsu, Taiwan, China.Pei-Cheng Ku is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.Bo Shen is the Cheung Kong Professor at Peking University in China.

MST-S 2017Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2017 Spring International Conference on Material Sciences and Technology (MST-S), April 18-20, 2017, Chengdu, China

This book consists of one hundred and nine selected papers presented at the 2015 International Conference on Materials Engineering and Environmental Science (MEES2015), which was successfully held in Wuhan, China during September 25-27, 2015. All papers selected for this proceedings were subjected to a rigorous peer-review process by at least two independent peers. The papers were selected based on innovation, organization, and quality of presentation. The MEES2015 covered a wide spectrum of research topics, ranging from fundamental studies, technical innovations, to industrial applications in Chemical Material and Chemical Processing Technology, Composite Materials, Alloy Materials and Metal Materials, Characteristics of Materials, Building Material and Construction Technology, Ecology and Environment, Technology for Environmental Protection, Economy and Environment, Mechanical and Control Engineering, and Manufacturing Technology.The MEES2015 brought together more than one hundred researchers from China, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Malaysia, and Saudi Arabia, and provided them with a forum to share, exchange and discuss new scientific development and future directions of Materials Engineering and Environmental Science.

The analysis, development, and/or operation of high temperature processes that involve the production of ferrous and nonferrous metals, alloys, and refractory and ceramic materials are covered in the book. The innovative methods for achieving impurity segregation and removal, by-product recovery, waste minimization, and/or energy efficiency are also involved. Eight themes are presented: 1: High Efficiency New Metallurgical Process and Technology 2: Fundamental Research of Metallurgical Process 3: Alloys and Materials Preparation 4: Direct Reduction and Smelting Reduction 5: Coking, New Energy and Environment 6: Utilization of Solid Slag/Wastes and Complex Ores 7: Characterization of High Temperature Metallurgical Process

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2013 2nd International Conference on Mechanical Design and Power Engineering (ICMDPE 2013), November 29-30, 2013, Beijing, China

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 3rd International Conference on Mechanical Automation and Materials Engineering (ICMAME 2014), June 28-29, 2014, Wuhan, China

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2013 International Conference on Advanced Materials Engineering and Technology (ICAMET 2013), November 28-29, 2013, Bandung, Indonesia

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2014 International Conference on Mechatronics Engineering and Computing Technology (ICMECT 2014), April 9-10, 2014, Shanghai, China

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 3rd International Conference on Green Power, Materials and Manufacturing Technology and Applications (GPMMTA 2013), December 27-30, 2013, Wuhan, China

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2012 2nd International Conference on Chemical, Material and Metallurgical Engineering (ICCMME 2012), December 15-16, 2012, Kunming China

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2013 International Conference on Energy Engineering and Environmental Engineering (ICEEEE 2013), January 18-19, 2013, Hangzhou, China

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2013 International Conference on Civil, Architecture and Building Materials (3rd CEABM 2013), May 24-26, 2013, Jinan, China

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2nd International Conference on Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials (CEAM 2012), July 13-15, 2012, Guangzhou, China

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2nd International Conference on Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials (CEAM 2012), July 13-15, 2012, Guangzhou, China

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2011 International Conference on Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development (ICEESD 2011), October 21-23, 2011, Shanghai, China

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2012 2nd International Conference on Key Engineering Materials (ICKEM 2012), February 26-28, 2012, Singapore

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 10th International Symposium on Ultra Clean Processing of Semiconductor Surfaces (UCPSS), September 20-22, 2010, Ostend, Belgium

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2011 International Conference on Advanced Materials and Engineering Materials (ICAMEM 2011), November 22-24, 2011, Shenyang, Liaoning, China

Proceedings of a symposium sponsored by the Pyrometallurgy Committee and the Energy Committee of the Extraction and Processing Division of TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society) Held during the TMS 2012 Annual Meeting & Exhibition Orlando, Florida, USAMarch 11-15, 2012

Selected papers from the 2nd International Conference on Advanced Design and Manufacturing Engineering (ADME 2012), August 16-18, 2012, Taiyuan, China

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2011 International Conference on Manufacturing Science and Technology, (ICMST 2011), September 16-18, 2011, Singapore

Selected, peer reviewed papers from the 2nd International Conference on Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development (EESD 2012), October 12-14, 2012, Jilin, China

Selected, peer reviewed papers of the 2011 International Conference on Materials Engineering for Advanced Technologies

Selected, peer reviewed paper from 2010 International Conference on Materials Science and Engineering Science (ICMSES 2010) in December 11-12, Shenzhen, China

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Metastable, Mechanically Alloyed and Nanocrystalline Materials (ISMANAM-95), held in Québec, Canada, July 1995