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Ming Qiu Zhang - Self-Healing Polymers and Polymer Composites - 9780470497128 - V9780470497128
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Self-Healing Polymers and Polymer Composites

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Description for Self-Healing Polymers and Polymer Composites Hardcover. This book covers the fundamentals, theory, design, fabrication, characterization, and application of self-healing polymers and polymer composites. Innovative routes that correlate materials chemistry to the self-healing functionality are summarized for future industrial use. Num Pages: 440 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PNNP; TDCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 175 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 792.
A state-of-art guide on the interdisciplinary aspects of design, chemistry, and physical properties of bio-inspired self-healing polymers

Inspired by the natural self-healing properties that exist in living organisms—for example, the regenerative ability of humans to heal from cuts and broken bones—interest in self-healing materials is gaining more and more attention. Addressing the broad advances being made in this emerging science, Self-Healing Polymers and Polymer Composites incorporates fundamentals, theory, design, fabrication, characterization, and application of self-healing polymers and polymer composites to describe how to prepare self-healing polymeric materials, how to increase the speed of crack repair below room temperature, and ... Read more

Some of the information readers will discover in this book include:

  • Focus on engineering aspects and theoretical backgrounds of smart materials

  • The systematic route for developing techniques and materials to advance the research and applications of self-healing polymers

  • Integration of existing techniques and introduction of novel synthetic approaches and target-oriented materials design and fabrication

  • Techniques for characterizing the healing process of polymers and applications of self-healing polymers and polymer composites

  • Practical aspects of self-healing technology in various industrial fields, such as electronics, automotive, construction, chemical production, and engineering

With this book, readers will have a comprehensive understanding of this emerging field, while new researchers will understand the framework necessary for innovating new self-healing solutions.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470497128
SKU
V9780470497128
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Ming Qiu Zhang
MING QIU ZHANG has over twenty-eight years of systematic experience in polymers, polymer blends, and polymer composites. He serves as a member of Asian-Australasian Association for Composite Materials (AACM) Council and the standing council of Chinese Society for Composites, as well as President of Guangdong Society for Composites. In 1997, he received the prestigious fellowship from the Natural Science Foundation ... Read more

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