Materials in Energy Conversion, Harvesting, and Storage Kathy Lu
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Essential Biomaterials Science David Williams Cambridge University Press, 2014 672 pages, $99.00 (e-book $79.00) ISBN 9780521899086
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his textbook, written at an introductory level, covers a broad range of topics related to biomaterials from general materials science, biocompatibility, medical devices including drug-device combination devices to industrial infrastructure. The book also presents an introduction to the ongoing research on regenerative medicine, nanomaterials, etc. The writing style, depth, and balance between pure science and applications are consistent throughout the book. There are study problems at the end of each chapter—many of them are openended and suitable for students to use as homework projects. One of the highlights is the discussion of biocompatibility. It starts from products and their interactions
with tissues. Biocompatibility is not a simple reaction of the tissues to materials, components, or similar products. It deals with specifi c reactions of biological systems to the products that are made of the specific materials, in specific processes, and used in specific ways. In this book, the author uses examples of devices to describe physical, chemical, mechanical, and other possible interactions between medical devices and tissues. The causes and consequences of toxicity, infl ammation, infection, immune response, and long-term reactions are discussed. Introduction to medical devices is another highlight, which makes the discussion of biomaterials more relevant to their end use. The coverage is extensive,
Materials in Energy Conversion, Harvesting, and Storage Kathy Lu Wiley, 2014 448 pages, $159.95 (e-book $127.99) ISBN 978-1-118-88910-7
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his book has both the advantages and disadvantages of a single-author volume. It flows much more smoothly than an edited text. However, the author seems to have taken much of the material from the literature without a sufficiently critical eye, leading to errors of emphasis that are exemplified by the chapter on energy storage discussed later. Also, it is not clear who the target audience is. It is not a textbook, as there are no questions or problem sets, and no introductory material for each area, such as a chapter
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on thermodynamics or electrochemistry. A student needs the latter to really understand the role of materials in energy production, harvesting, use, and storage. The book starts with an introductory chapter 1, which is a bit too short. Figure 1.2 shows where the sources of energy are in the United States. It would have been useful for the reader to know also how this energy is used, for example, directly or indirectly by the user. How much is used to generate electricity? What proportion is used in the following
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including orthopedic, cardiovascular, central nervous systems, eyes, ears, and other main organs and systems. Each section starts with a brief introduction to the diseases, followed by a description of the devices, their working principles, and devi
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