Advanced Materials for Building Construction Author : Jonathan Hunter Subject : Composite Materials Construction refers to the act of building structures and infrastructure. It is primarily associated with the planning, designing and financing of the construction projects. Construction is applied in Read More |
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Handbook of Composite Materials Author : Nicholas Thomson Subject : Composite Materials Composite materials are those materials which are formed by two or more materials. The constituent materials individually have significantly different chemical and physical properties as compared to the Read More |
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Crystallization: Processes and Applications Author : Garry Hollis Subject : Inorganic Chemistry A solid material whose constituents such as atoms, molecules, or ions are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure is referred to as a crystal. The physical transformation of a liquid, solution, Read More |
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Author : Chris Patterson Subject : Materials Science and Engineering Graphene is an allotropic form of carbon which has a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a two-dimensional honeycomb lattice. Each carbon atom in a graphene sheet is connected to three other atoms Read More |
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Graphene Physics: Concepts and Applications Author : Stephen Brooke Subject : Materials Science and Engineering Graphene is a two-dimensional hexagonal structure of carbon atoms. Its three out of four outer shell electrons occupy sp2 hybrid orbitals. They form sigma bonds with the three nearest carbon atoms. The Read More |
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Superconductors: Emerging Technologies Author : Stone Frankenstein Subject : Materials Science and Engineering Superconductivity is a set of physical properties observed in certain materials where electrical resistance vanishes and magnetic fields are expelled from the material. The materials that exhibit these Read More |
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Properties, Fabrication Methods and Applications of Nanostructured Materials Author : Philips Carter Subject : Nanomaterials Materials having at least one dimension in the range of 1-100 nm are referred to as nanostructured materials or nanomaterials. Some naturally occurring nanomaterials are milk, blood, nacre and cotton. Read More |
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Cyclodextrins: Current and Future Applications Author : Stella Jones Subject : Organic Chemistry Cyclodextrins are a part of the oligosaccharides family. They consist of 5 or more α-D-glucopyranoside units which are joined by α-1,4 glycosidic bonds similar to amylose. Cyclodextrins are produced Read More |
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Photochemistry and Photophysics Author : Derek Atkinson Subject : Physical Chemistry Photochemistry is the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical effects of light. It is generally used to describe a chemical reaction caused by the absorption of ultraviolet radiation, visible light Read More |
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Fundamentals of Polymer Chemistry Author : Sydney Russo Subject : Polymers Polymers are large chains of molecules that consist of many repeating sub-units called monomers. On the basis of their structure, these can be classified into linear polymers, branched chain polymers and Read More |