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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787331303321

Titolo

Hydrated materials : applications in biomedicine and the environment / / edited by Yoshitaka Nakanishi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, Florida : , : CRC Press, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

0-429-07637-1

981-4463-22-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (156 p.)

Disciplina

541.372

Soggetti

Hydration

Materials - Mechanical properties

Materials - Technological innovations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 Mechanics of Materials; Chapter 2 Tribology: Friction, Wear and Lubrication; Chapter 3 Articular Cartilage; Chapter 4 The Human Skin and Hydration; Chapter 5 Hydrogel Materials for Tissue Engineering; Chapter 6 Polyethylene Glycol Gel for Orthopaedic Technologies; Chapter 7 Environmentally Friendly Bearing and Sealing Systems with Artificial Articular Cartilage for Power Generation from Natural Energy; Chapter 8 Controlling Water- Based or Oil- Based Film between Shoes and the Floor to Prevent Slips and Falls; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Water covers more than 70% of the earth's surface and is an essential and major component of all living matter. However, artificially hydrated materials, including hydrophilic materials, are far fewer than one might expect. Currently, these materials are in a state of development for applications in fields such as biomedicine, environmental engineering, and industrial engineering. So what do artificially hydrated materials hold for the future? This book is a great introduction to hydrated materials, presenting academic and practical content that gives a feel of theoretical as well as real-worl