Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
About the Book Series
This series is designed to illustrate the many new and exciting challenges in the expansive and interdisciplinary field of materials science and engineering. The scope of this series is broad, with reference works and textbooks offering insight into all aspects of materials development. The titles in this series deliver authoritative information to professionals, researchers, and students across engineering and scientific disciplines. Each volume offers a comprehensive approach covering fundamentals, technologies, and applications and includes real-world examples where appropriate.
Materials for Energy
1st Edition
Edited
By Sam Zhang
May 01, 2022
Materials for Energy offers a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in materials for efficient and sustainable energy applications, including energy conversion, storage, and smart applications. Discusses a wide range of material types, such as nanomaterials, carbonaceous ...
Protective Thin Coatings and Functional Thin Films Technology: Two-Volume Set
1st Edition
Edited
By Sam Zhang, Jyh-Ming Ting, Wan-Yu Wu
August 09, 2021
In recent years, films and coatings have been developed and applied in industries that have affected people’s lives in our current society. Films and coatings have also evolved from being single compound to multi-compound to multilayer and to finally being nanostructures and nanocomposites. ...
Biological and Biomedical Coatings Handbook, Two-Volume Set
1st Edition
Edited
By Sam Zhang
December 10, 2019
Written in a versatile, contemporary style that will benefit both novice and expert alike, Biological and Biomedical Coatings Handbook, Two-Volume Set explores the state of the art in the development and implementation of advanced thin films and coatings in the biological field. The set covers ...
Carbon Nanomaterials: Modeling, Design, and Applications
1st Edition
Edited
By Kun Zhou
August 05, 2019
Carbon Nanomaterials: Modeling, Design, and Applications provides an in-depth review and analysis of the most popular carbon nanomaterials, including fullerenes, carbon nanotubes, graphene and novel carbon nanomaterial-based membranes and thin films, with emphasis on their modeling, design and ...
Hydroxyapatite Coatings for Biomedical Applications
1st Edition
Edited
By Sam Zhang
March 09, 2018
Hydroxyapatite coatings are of great importance in the biological and biomedical coatings fields, especially in the current era of nanotechnology and bioapplications. With a bonelike structure that promotes osseointegration, hydroxyapatite coating can be applied to otherwise bioinactive implants to...
Nanostructured and Advanced Materials for Fuel Cells
1st Edition
Edited
By San Ping Jiang, Pei Kang Shen
March 09, 2018
Boasting chapters written by leading international experts, Nanostructured and Advanced Materials for Fuel Cells provides an overview of the progress that has been made so far in the material and catalyst development for fuel cells. The book covers the most recent developments detailing all aspects...
Hierarchical Micro/Nanostructured Materials: Fabrication, Properties, and Applications
1st Edition
By Weiping Cai, Guotao Duan, Yue Li
November 22, 2017
Hierarchical Micro/Nanostructured Materials: Fabrication, Properties, and Applications presents the latest fabrication, properties, and applications of hierarchical micro/nanostructured materials in two sections—powders and arrays. After a general introduction to hierarchical micro/nanostructured ...
Biological and Biomedical Coatings Handbook: Applications
1st Edition
Edited
By Sam Zhang
June 07, 2017
Written in a versatile, contemporary style that will benefit both novice and expert alike, Biological and Biomedical Coatings Handbook, Two-Volume Set covers the state of the art in the development and implementation of advanced thin films and coatings in the biological field. Consisting of two ...
Micro- and Macromechanical Properties of Materials
1st Edition
By Yichun Zhou, Li Yang, Yongli Huang
March 29, 2017
This is an English translation of a Chinese textbook that has been designated a national planned university textbook, the highest award given to scientific textbooks in China. The book provides a complete overview of mechanical properties and fracture mechanics in materials science, mechanics, and ...
Nanobiomaterials: Development and Applications
1st Edition
Edited
By Dong Yi, Georgia C. Papaefthymiou
March 29, 2017
There is a continuous exchange of ideas taking place at the border of the biological and physical sciences in many areas of nanoscience. Nanotechnology uses biomimetic or bio-inspired processes to produce nanosized materials for applications in biology and other fields. In return, the fruits of ...
Thin Films and Coatings: Toughening and Toughness Characterization
1st Edition
Edited
By Sam Zhang
July 29, 2015
Thin Films and Coatings: Toughening and Toughness Characterization captures the latest developments in the toughening of hard coatings and in the measurement of the toughness of thin films and coatings. Featuring chapters contributed by experts from Australia, China, Czech Republic, Poland, ...
Aerospace Materials Handbook
1st Edition
Edited
By Sam Zhang, Dongliang Zhao
November 19, 2012
Whether an airplane or a space shuttle, a flying machine requires advanced materials to provide a strong, lightweight body and a powerful engine that functions at high temperature. The Aerospace Materials Handbook examines these materials, covering traditional superalloys as well as more recently ...