An Excel-Based Surveillance Planning and Scoring Tool for the Scud Hunting Mission
Nanobiosensors for Crop Monitoring and Precision Agriculture
Nanobiotechnology has been intensively investigated for decades and is thus well-recognized as a promising approach for advancing sustainable agriculture, particularly proving precision and smart tools based on engineered nanoparticles/nanomaterials. Among them, nanosensors and nanobiosensors have the potential to revolutionize agricultural practices by sensing, detecting, and monitoring cellular processes such as signal transduction and plant hormone dynamics, crop performances, and soil/environmental conditions for precision and even real-time management of fertilizers, pesticides, plant growth/yield/quality, stress responses, and post-harvest processes. In the international book market, there is a gap in providing an updated comprehensive book resource for readers who are interested in materials science and nano-biotechnology particularly, the detailed part of nano-biosensors for agri-food applications. Therefore, this book bridges the knowledge gap by providing a complete guide to nano-biosensors from their fundamentals to current agricultural applications, which presents a series of review-type chapters organized by diverse experts. This book consists of 14 chapters, including subtopics such as optical nanobiosensors, calorimetric nanobiosensors, immuno-nanobiosensors, enzymatic nanobiosensors, and apta-nanobiosensors, for their synthesis, action, and applications. This book provides an updated overview of ethical considerations and regulations for nanotechnology in agri-food applications.
Advanced Nanomaterials in Biomedical Implants: Processing, Structures, Properties And, Applications
Advanced Materials in Bioimplants: Processing and Applications thoroughly reviews the core concepts, processing routes, and applications of nanomaterials in bioimplants. Divided into three sections, this book systematically guides the reader through each stage of bioimplant materials development, helping them make informed decisions when selecting appropriate materials for their work. A range of implant nanomaterials is considered including smart, piezoelectric, magnetostrictive, and light nanomaterials. Various fabrication and synthesis techniques are detailed, as well as key applications as antiviral smart nanocoatings, loadbearing, flexible, wear-resistant nanomaterials, and futuristic bioimplants. This book acts as a reference to the researchers and practitioners in the fields of nanotechnology, biomedical engineering, and biosciences.
Data Science in Metal Forming
Data Science in Metal Forming provides readers with a framework to collect, visualize, analyze, and characterize metal forming metadata, thus enabling improved design, more efficient production, and more effective application of a range of metals. Chapters introduce concepts and discuss industry 4.0, digital manufacturing, and more. Other sections feature case studies of metal forming data collection spanning several essential procedures and outline methods for data processing when lacking essential information. The book also includes data visualization techniques, insights into how to analyze data from various metal forming processes (stamping, hydroforming, incremental, extrusion, and more) and details on how readers can setup, manage, and most effectively apply their own data repositories.
Treatise on Process Metallurgy, Volume 2b
Treatise on Process Metallurgy, Volume 2B: Unit Processes, presents various unit processes with an emphasis on mineral processing, hydrometallurgy, and electrochemical materials and energy processes. The book highlights the roles of these processes in beneficiation, rare-earth extraction, utilization of lean resources, coal extraction, and biofuels, reflecting the shift toward green and electrochemical processes. Basic knowledge of thermodynamics and kinetics is provided for better understanding of metallurgical processes. The first section of the book covers mineral processing, providing insight on comminution, separation processes, dewatering, and tailings disposal. The second section focuses on hydrometallurgy, discussing leaching, separation-purification, metal recovery, and battery materials, and the book concludes with a section studying electrochemical material and energy, featuring coverage of molten oxide electrolysis, molten carbonate fuel cells, various sensors, and ionic liquids. Each section also includes various case studies, demonstrating the use of the concepts in real-world settings.
Hydrogel Tissue Analogues
Hydrogel Tissue Analogues provides an overview of the critical role of novel hydrogels in tissue engineering and biomedicine. Structured into three parts, this book guides readers through the latest advances in hydrogel technology. Part one offers an in-depth look at state-of-the-art hydrogel processing, including biomimetic strategies and ground-breaking bioprinting approaches. It also covers rheological characterization and its biomedical applications. Part two showcases the diverse applications of hydrogels in tissue regeneration, spanning bone, adipose, cartilage, cardiac, intervertebral disc, and skin tissues. Additionally, it explores hydrogels for hemostasis, vascularization enhancement, and infectious disease treatment, along with their bioadhesive properties. Part three delves into the regulatory aspects surrounding hydrogel products, addressing emerging developments and commercially available solutions. Hydrogel Tissue Analogues is an essential resource for researchers and academics in the fields of materials science, biomaterials, polymer science, and regenerative medicine, who have an interest in hydrogel-based biomedical solutions.
Bionanocomposites for Biomedical Applications
This book examines bionanocomposites in the biomedical field from a fundamental level to in-depth applications using an interdisciplinary approach that combines polymer technology, nanotechnology, biomedical science, and pharmaceutical research. Advancements of bionanocomposites in biomedical applications, such as wound dressings, tissue engineering, drug delivery, bioimaging, biosensing, 3D-printing, medical implants, and many more, are comprehensively summarized supported by number of case studies.Features: Discusses properties, classifications, and synthesis of bionanocomposites in addition to applications. Each chapter focusses on application of bionanocomposites. Reviews cytotoxicity and biocompatibility of bionanocomposites. Explores safety aspects of bionanocomposites. Covers wound healing, nerve regeneration, biosensor, skin regeneration, drug delivery, and so forth. This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in chemical, polymer, tissue, and biomedical engineering.
Bioactive Glass Materials for Biological Applications
Bioactive Glass Materials for Biological Applications envelopes the complexities, challenges, and advancement in developing new class of bioactive materials for versatile applications. It outlines the materials involved, bioactivity against bioinert materials, phase change materials, biomolecular nature, synthetic biodegradable polymers, and bioactive glasses. The processing techniques of the bioactive glasses for versatile applications is also covered. A comprehensive focus is on the review of additive manufacturing routes suitable for biological applications with ability to print various bioactive materials whilst carrying living cells.Features: - Introduces bioactive glass materials and their nature aimed towards biological applications.- Covers how biological materials behave in vivo and in vitro for tailoring materials and sensitivity with the biological environment.- Explores relevant additive manufacturing platforms.- Reviews new chemistry and molecules for therapeutic and drug delivery applications alongside bone tissue and regenerative medicine.- Spotlights future scope of Bioactive glass nanoparticles, their limitations, and research focus areas.This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in glasses and ceramics, and biomaterials.
Sustainable Smart Composites
The book discusses cutting-edge technologies, advancements in processing techniques, and real-world applications of composite materials in diverse fields such as structural, engineering, aerospace, automobiles, and defense. It further covers important topics such as the design and development of green composites and optimizing the mechanical properties of composite materials. This book: Discusses the use of fiber-reinforced polymer matrix composite materials and artificial intelligence in the development of sustainable composites. Presents state-of-the-art methodologies such as fused filament 3D printing, and stereolithography to produce composite materials. Concentrates on the diverse equipment employed to assess the tribo behavior of materials, with emphasis on the use of the latest cutting-edge optimization techniques, such as artificial intelligence, to forecast the tribo behavior of the materials. Introduces a range of material and operational parameters that impact strength to predict the mechanical properties of the developed materials. Showcases a comprehensive examination of the prospective utilization of composite materials in lieu of traditional substances for wind turbine blades. It is primarily written for senior undergraduates, graduate students, and academic researchers in fields including industrial and production engineering, manufacturing engineering, materials science, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, and automobile engineering.
Advances in Additive Manufacturing: Materials, Processes, and Applications II
This book reports on research and developments in the field of 3D printing, with a special emphasis on methods to analyse the products of additive manufacturing, and optimize different steps of the manufacturing process. Gathering selected contributions to the 3rd Advances in Additive Manufacturing Conference (AIAM' 2024), held on May 17-19, 2024, in Hammamet, Tunisia, this book covers a variety of topics, including: analysis of microstructure and material behavior, numerical simulation and model techniques for optimization of manufacturing processes, machine learning for quality control and automated monitoring, among others. Offering a good balance of fundamental research and industrially relevant findings, this book provides researchers and professionals with a timely snapshot of and extensive information on current developments in the field and a source of inspiration for future research and collaboration.
Integrating Unmanned Aerial Vehicles With Current Combat Search and Rescue Doctrine
Can You See Me Now? Visualizing Battlefield Facial Recognition Technology in 2035
A Simulation Based Methodology to Examine the B-1B's AN/ALQ-161 Maintenance Process
Space Based Satellite Tracking and Characterization Utilizing Non-Imaging Passive Sensors
Improving F-15C Air Combat Training With Distributed Mission Training Advanced Simulation
