David Segal

Materials for the 21st Century

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Materials play a key role in our search for solutions to many pressing issues. They underpin industries, are critical for developing new consumer goods, are essential components for medical diagnosis, offer hope for the treatment of currently incurable diseases, and help solve environmental problems. This is a guide to materials for the future.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 154mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 516g
• ISBN-13: 9780198804086
• ISBN-10: 0198804083
• Artikelnr.: 47868322

Autorenporträt

David Segal is an author or co-author of over forty scientific papers and an inventor or co-inventor of over twenty-five patent families. He has worked for the UK Atomic Energy Authority at the Harwell Laboratory and Coller IP Management. He earned his Ph.D. on foaming in lubricating oils at Bristol University, and carried out post-doctoral work at Brunel University on the surface chemistry of copper phthalocyanine pigments.

Inhaltsangabe

1: Introduction: The importance of materials for 21st-century economies
2: Candy floss, cellulose, sugars and foods
3: Chips with everything
4: Polymers
5: Healthcare: The benefits of materials
6: Let there be lights
7: Energy supplies for the 21st century
8: Preparation of materials
9: Disruptive technologies
10: The importance of microstructure on material properties
11: Patents, patent trolls and intellectual property
12: Everyday products: the role of materials