1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910688489403321

Autore

Bhat Khalid Hussain

Titolo

Macrophage Activation : biology and disease / / Khalid Hussain Bhat

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : IntechOpen, , 2020

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (132 pages)

Disciplina

616.07995

Soggetti

Macrophages

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Macrophages are the sentinels of the immune system whose role has evolved beyond providing aseptic conditions to homeostasis, immune regulation, development, and behaviour. These cells have varied ontogenetic origins which reflects in their phenotypic and functional heterogeneity. Macrophage functions are fine-tuned by exogenous and endogenous signals and once tweaked, the information is included in their genetic makeup, albeit not indefinitely. Subversion of the macrophage functions is the hallmark of many pathogenic organisms and modulation of macrophage activity is pivotal to many therapeutic strategies. Fascinating and rapid developments in this field have necessitated the maintenance of currency of knowledge. This book provides a current account of information on varied topics in macrophage biology. Literature surveys have been presented in a captivating and lucid language. The contributing authors have also provided brief accounts of their own research. Every chapter provides a future perspective of what more could be achieved in the context of the current knowledge. The book will be of interest to students and researchers in microbiology, immunobiology, translational research, pathology, and related fields.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910484539703321

Titolo

Challenges in Mechanics of Time Dependent Materials, Volume 2 : Proceedings of the 2020 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics / / edited by Meredith Silberstein, Alireza Amirkhizi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021

ISBN

87-438-0373-3

87-438-0005-X

3-030-59542-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (vii, 114 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series, , 2191-5652

Disciplina

620.11292

Soggetti

Mechanics, Applied

Building materials

Materials

Biomaterials

Soft condensed matter

Engineering Mechanics

Building Materials

Materials Engineering

Soft Materials

Structural Materials

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Characterization of the Viscoelastic Response of Closed-Cell Foam Materials -- Time-Dependent Yielding of Polymer Thin Films under Creep -- Non-Newtonian Fluid-Like Behavior of Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Diacrylate Hydrogels Under Transient Dynamic Shear -- The Interfacial Shear Strength of Carbon Nanotube Sheet Modified Carbon Fiber Composites -- Analytical Assessment of Creep Behaviour of European Species in Outdoor Conditions -- Room Temperature Stress Relaxation of a Quenchend and Tempered Steel -- Improved Load Duration in Split Hopkinson (Kolsky) Bar Technique using a Serpentine Type Striker Bar



-- Experimental Shear Property Characterization of Agarose Hydrogel and Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) -- Viscoelastoplastic Oxidative Multimode Damage Model for Fibrous Composite Materials at Extreme Temperatures -- Effect of Thermal and Mechanical Damage on Phase Separation, Crosslink Density, and Polydispersity of Polyurea Variants -- Time-Resolved Characterization of Taylor Impact Testing -- A Novel Method of Validating Polymer Relaxation using Hopkinson Bar and Quasi-static Loading -- Visco-Elasto-Plastic Characterization of PVC Foams -- Virtual Dynamic Mechanical Analysis -- Direct Measurement of Mode I and Mode II Traction-Separation Relationships for Polymer Modified Bitumen Using Rigid Cantilever Beam Experiments -- Glass Fiber Composites (GFCs) in Infrastructure: Developing New Measurement Methods to meet the Challenge of 100 Year Service-Life-Prediction.

Sommario/riassunto

Challenges in Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials, Volume 2 of the Proceedings of the 2020 SEM Annual Conference& Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the second volume of seven from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of Experimental Mechanics, including papers in the following general technical research areas: Characterization Across Length Scales Extreme Environments & Environmental Effects Soft Materials Damage, fatigue and Fracture Inhomogeneities & Interfaces Viscoelasticity Research in Progress.