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Thermoplastic Copolyester Elastomers
(Handbook of Engineering and Speciality Thermoplastics: Polyethers and Polyesters, 2011)
In this chapter the preparation, structure and properties of thermoplastic copolyester elastomers, TPEE, are presented. TPEEs are multiblock copolymers built up from so-called short crystallizable hard segments and long ...
Bioreactors in tissue engineering
(Cell and Tissue Engineering, 2012)
The underlying philosophy guiding the design and development of advanced bioreactors for tissue engineering purposes is to provide environmental conditions that enable metabolically active cells in threedimensional (3D) ...
Application of alginates in cell and enzyme immobilization
(Alginates: Production, Types and Applications, 2012)
Enzymes are a particularly versatile class of catalysts that perform and regulate processes in living matter. Enzymatic regio-, chemo- and enantioselectivity were used in industry and in organic synthesis. The common ...
The corrosion stability of epoxy cataphoretic coatings on steel and steel coated with zinc alloys
(Corrosion Protection: Processes, Management and Technologies, 2009)
An organic coating is frequently deposited on the top of the metallic coating in order to generate a corrosion resistant system by taking advantage of the good properties of the sublayer. In automotive industry steel is ...
Solid acids as catalysts for biodiesel synthesis
(Heterogeneous Catalysts: Design, Applications and Research Insights, 2016)
Increased environmental concern and awareness of limited reserves of fossil fuels gave a great importance to alternative and renewable energy sources over the past couple decades. An excellent substitute for mineral diesel ...
Image analysis technique for evaluating damage evolution and predicting mechanical strength of concrete structures under corrosion conditions
(Advances in Image Analysis Research, 2014)
The degradation of concrete structures, which progresses as time passes, is caused by external factors such as chemical, physical and mechanical interferences. In the case of chemical deterioration, various ions penetrate ...
Approaches to mathematical modeling of tissue engineering systems
(Cell and Tissue Engineering, 2012)
Tissue engineering (TE) is one of the new strategies aiming to address the problem of tissue failure by in vitro cultivation of functional tissue equivalents (please see the Chapter 1). Ideally, engineered tissues can serve ...
Influence of chemical stress on sulfur-polymer composite structure
(New Developments in Polymer Composites Research, 2013)
Sulfur- polymer composites are high performance thermoplastic materials made of mineral aggregate, filler, and modified sulfur binder, instead of cement and water as in ordinary Portland cement- based composites at ...
Supercritical extraction of phloroglucinols from St. John's wort (Hypericum Perforatum L.) - Process optimization, mathematical modeling and antimicrobial activity
(Phytochemicals: Occurrence in Nature, Health Effects and Antioxidant Properties, 2013)
St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum L.) has been widely used as an anti-inflammatory and healing agent in traditional medicine. Some para-pharmaceutical products, prepared from the extract of St. John's Wort, are frequently ...
Smart hydrogels for pharmaceutical applications
(Novel Approaches for Drug Delivery, 2016)
The latest development in the field of smart hydrogels application as drugs carriers is shown in this chapter. Hydrogels are three-dimensional polymer network consisting of at least one hydrophilic monomer. They are insoluble ...