1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910480359903321

Autore

Silva Patricio

Titolo

In the name of reason : technocrats and politics in Chile / / Patricio Silva

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University Park, Pennsylvania : , : The Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2008]

©2008

ISBN

0-271-05336-4

0-271-04993-6

0-271-03610-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (270 p.)

Disciplina

983.064

Soggetti

Technocracy

Electronic books.

Chile Politics and government 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-248) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Technocrats and politics in Chile -- Scientific politics in Chile : the positivist design -- Pablo Ramírez and the "administrative state" -- Technocrats and the entrepreneurial state -- The age of global planning -- Pinochet and the Chicago boys -- The emergence of a technocratic democracy -- Technocracy in Chile : past, present, and future.

Sommario/riassunto

"Explores the role played by technocrats in the political and institutional evolution of Chile since the late nineteeth century until today, with emphasis on the period from 1938-1973 as well as the period following democratic restoration in 1990"--Provided by publisher.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910557130003321

Autore

Coltelli Maria Beatrice

Titolo

High Performance Functional Bio-based Polymers for Skin-contact Products

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021

Descrizione fisica

1 electronic resource (224 p.)

Soggetti

Research & information: general

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Beauty masks, diapers, wound dressings, wipes, protective clothes and biomedical products: all these high-value and/or large-volume products must be highly compatible with human skin and they should have specific functional properties, such as anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties. They are currently partially or totally produced using fossil-based sources, with evident issues linked to their end of life, as their waste generates an increasing environmental concern. On the contrary, biopolymers and active biomolecules from biobased sources could be used to produce new materials that are highly compatible with the skin and also biodegradable. The final products can be obtained by exploiting safe and smart nanotechnologies such as the extrusion of bionanocomposites and electrospinning/electrospray, as well as innovative surface modification and control methodologies. For all these reasons, recently, many researchers, such as those involved in the European POLYBIOSKIN project activities, have been working in the field of biomaterials with anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties, as well as biobased materials which are renewable and biodegradable. The present book gathered research and review papers dedicated to materials and technologies for high-performance products where the attention paid to health and environmental impact is efficiently integrated, considering both the skin-compatibility of the



selected materials and their source/end of life.