Gels Handbook.
| Author/creator | Osada, Yoshihito Editor-In-Chief |
| Other author | Kajiwara, Kanji Editor |
| Other author | Tanaka, Toyoichi Editor |
| Other author | Ishida, Hatsuo Translator |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Academic Press [Imprint] San Diego : Elsevier Science & Technology Books |
| Description | 1509 p. ill 22.900 x 015.200 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBook - Materials Science pre-2007 |
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| Summary | Annotation This major reference work, covering the important materials science area of gels, is a translation of a Japanese handbook. The four-volume set is organized to cover the following: fundamentals, functions & environmental issues. Gels Handbook also contains an appendix, complete references & data on gel compounds. Recently, polymer gels have attracted many scientific researchers, medical doctors & pharmaceutical, chemical & agricultural engineers to the rapidly growing field. Gels are considered to be one of the most promising materials in the 21st Century. They are unique in that they are soft, gentle & can sense & accommodate environmental changes. Because of these unique characteristics gels have a huge potential in technological & medical applications. They are irreplaceable in the separation of molecules, the release of drugs, artificial skins & organs, sensors, actuators, chemical memories & many other applications. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 00107106 |
| ISBN | 9780123946904 |
| ISBN | 0123946905 (Trade Cloth) Out of Print |
| Standard identifier# | 9780123946904 |
| Stock number | 00991439 |