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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808628803321

Autore

Parrinello Giacomo

Titolo

Fault lines : earthquakes and urbanism in modern Italy / / Giacomo Parrinello

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, [New York] ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn, , 2015

©2015

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (274 p.)

Collana

Environment in History: International Perspectives ; ; Volume 6

Disciplina

693.8

693.85209458111

Soggetti

Earthquake resistant design - Italy - Messina

Earthquake resistant design - Italy - Belice River Valley

Earthquake engineering - Italy - Messina

Earthquake engineering - Italy - Belice River Valley

Earthquakes - Italy - Messina - History - 20th century

Earthquakes - Italy - Belice River Valley - History - 20th century

City planning - Italy - Messina

City planning - Italy

Messina (Italy) Buildings, structures, etc

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Can Earthquakes Speak?; Part I - The 1908 Messina Earthquake; Chapter 1 - The 1908 Messina Earthquake; Chapter 2 - Urban Reform 1880-1908; Chapter 3 - The Modern City 1909-1943; Part II - The 1968 Belice Valley Earthquake; Chapter 4 - The 1968 Belice Valley Earthquake; Chapter 5 - Rural Modernity 1933-1967; Chapter 6 - Urbanized Countryside 1968-1993; Conclusion - Fault Lines; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Earth's fractured geology is visible in its fault lines. It is along these lines that earthquakes occur, sometimes with disastrous effects. These disturbances can significantly influence urban development, as seen in the aftermath of two earthquakes in Messina, Italy, in 1908 and in the Belice Valley, Sicily, in 1968. Following the history of these places



before and after their destruction, this book explores plans and developments that preceded the disasters and the urbanism that emerged from the ruins. These stories explore fault lines between "rural" and "urban," "backwardness" and "development," and "before" and "after," shedding light on the role of environmental forces in the history of human habitats.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910502972703321

Titolo

3D printable Gel-inks for Tissue Engineering : Chemistry, Processing, and Applications / / edited by Anuj Kumar, Stefan Ioan Voicu, Vijay Kumar Thakur

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021

ISBN

981-16-4667-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (400 pages)

Collana

Gels Horizons: From Science to Smart Materials, , 2367-007X

Disciplina

610.28

Soggetti

Biomaterials

Regenerative medicine

Colloids

Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering

Gels and Hydrogels

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to 3D printing technology for biomedical applications -- Characterization of bioinks for 3D bioprinting -- 3D printing of hydrogel constructs toward targeted development in tissue engineering -- 3D printable self-healing scaffolds for tissue engineering applications -- Gel-inks for 3D printing in corneal tissue engineering -- Three dimensional (3D) printable gel-inks for skin tissue regeneration -- Biofunctional Inks for 3D Printing in Skin Tissue Engineering.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides the necessary fundamentals and background for researchers and research professionals working in the field of 3D



bioprinting in tissue engineering. In 3D bioprinting, design and development of the biomaterial-inks/bio-inks is a major challenge in providing 3D microenvironments specific to anatomical and architectural demands of native tissues. The focal point of this book is to provide the basic chemistry of biomaterials, updates on current processing, developments, and challenges, and recent advancements in tissue-specific 3D printing/bioprinting. This book is will serve as a go-to reference on bioprinting and is ideal for students, researchers and professionals, working academia, government, the medical industry, and healthcare.