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Record Nr.

UNINA9910633974503321

Titolo

Electrospinning : Material Technology of the Future / / edited by Tomasz Arkadiusz Tanski and Pawel Jarka

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, United Kingdom : , : IntechOpen, , 2022

ISBN

1-80355-343-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (144 pages)

Disciplina

620.197

Soggetti

Electrospinning

Nanofibers - Design and construction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Active Electrospun Mats: A Promising Material for Active Food Packaging -- 2. Electrospun Polymeric Substrates for Tissue Engineering: Viewpoints on Fabrication, Application, and Challenges -- 3. Production of Nanofibers from Plant Extracts by Electrospinning Method -- 4. Biomass Electrospinning: Recycling Materials for Green Economy Applications -- 5. Electrospinning of Fiber Matrices from Polyhydroxybutyrate for the Controlled Release Drug Delivery Systems -- 6. Functional Nanofibers for Sensors.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a summary of the latest knowledge in the field of electrospinning technology, including a detailed description of the method as well as the influence of its parameters on the structure and properties of manufactured materials. Currently, electrospinning is one of the most promising methods for the reproducible production of one-dimensional nanostructures such as nanowires, nanofibers, and fibrous mats, with high purity and dimensional accuracy. Chapters address such topics as electrospun fibrous mats in the development of active food packaging, production of structured nanofibers from natural sources, and biomass waste as an alternative source of polymeric materials in electrospinning technology, and more.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810689203321

Autore

Murray Scott (Scott Charles), <1971->

Titolo

Translucent building skins : material innovations in modern and contemporary architecture / / Scott Murray

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-23567-1

0-203-10153-7

1-136-23568-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Disciplina

721.2

Soggetti

Curtain walls

Transparency in architecture

Architecture - 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 (pages 175-177) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Solidified light -- 2. Art house cinema -- 3. Crystallization -- 4. Compound lens -- 5. Geology -- 6. Bioluminescence -- 7. Fade to black.

Sommario/riassunto

"Exploring the design of innovative building enclosure systems (or skins) in contemporary architecture and their precedents in earlier twentieth century modern architecture, this book examines the tectonics, the history and the influence of translucency as a defining characteristic in architecture. Highly illustrated throughout with drawings and full colour photographs, the book shows that translucency has been and continues to be a fertile ground for architectural experimentation. Each chapter presents a comparative analysis of two primary buildings: a recent project, paired with a historical precedent, highlighting how architects in different eras have realized the distinctive effects of translucency. The included buildings span a variety of program types, ranging from a single-family residence, to a factory, to a synagogue. Whether it is Pierre Chareau's glass-lens curtain wall at the Maison de Verre, Frank Lloyd Wright's wall of stacked glass tubes at the Johnson Wax Research Tower, or Peter Zumthor's use of acid-etched glass in a double-skin envelope at the



Kunsthaus Bregenz, the included projects each offer an exemplary case study of innovations in materiality and fabrication techniques. Today, among many contemporary architects, there is an engagement with new technologies, new material assemblies, and new priorities such as sustainability and energy-efficiency. A resurgent interest in translucency as a defining quality in buildings has been an important part of this recent dialogue and this book makes essential reading for any architect looking to incorporate aspects of translucency into their buildings"--Provided by publisher.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300048803321

Autore

Brisman Avi

Titolo

Water, Crime and Security in the Twenty-First Century : Too Dirty, Too Little, Too Much / / by Avi Brisman, Bill McClanahan, Nigel South, Reece Walters

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018

ISBN

9781137529862

1137529865

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (v, 236 pages)

Collana

Critical Criminological Perspectives, , 2731-0612

Disciplina

363.61091732

Soggetti

Crime - Sociological aspects

Critical criminology

Transnational crime

White collar crimes

Criminology

Crime and Society

Critical Criminology

Transnational Crime

White Collar Crime

Crime Control and Security

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.



Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Too Dirty : Water and Pollution -- Too Little : Water and Access -- Too Threatened : Water and Climate Change -- Too Costly : Water and Privatization -- Too Insecure : Water and Security -- Too Important : Water and Resistance -- Conclusion

Sommario/riassunto

Water, Crime and Security in the Twenty-First Century represents criminology’s first book-length contribution to the study of water and water-related crimes, harms and security. The chapters cover topics such as: water pollution, access to fresh water in the Global North and Global South, water and climate change, the commodification of water and privatization, water security and pacification, and activism and resistance surrounding issues of access and pollution. With examples ranging from Rio de Janeiro to Flint, Michigan to the Thames River, this original study offers a comprehensive criminological overview of the contemporary and historical relationship between water and crime.  Coinciding with the International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development,” 2018–2028, this timely volume will be of particular relevance to students and scholars of green criminology, as well as those interested in critical geography, environmental anthropology, environmental sociology, political ecology, and the study of corporate crime and state crime.