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This book collects authoritative perspectives from global experts to project the emerging opportunities in the field of lithium-ion batteries.

Metal-based Anticancer Agents covers the interdisciplinary world of inorganic drug discovery and development by introducing the most prominent compound classes based on different transition metals, discussing emerging concepts, enabling methods, and key pre-clinical and clinical aspects.

Academic and industrial research around polymer-based colloids is huge. Edited by two world-renowned leaders in polymer science and engineering, this is a fundamental text for the field.

MicroRNAs in Diseases and Disorders highlights the role of miRNAs in the development and progression of a variety of diseases and the utilization of miRNA targets in treatment. This book also includes the use of miRNAs as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for disease.

Looking at the many changes that are taking place in the tomato market and industry, this book details how tomato producers are combining origin, tradition, territory, quality, service and supply chain to adapt to the needs of the new consumers. Providing a comprehensive overview, it will appeal to professionals and food product developers.

This book provides a description of antibody-based technologies used in food analysis. It focuses on key applications outlining the approaches used, their advantages and limitations, and future areas for development.

Providing a detailed understanding of nanoparticle-protein corona formation, its biological significance and the factors that governs the formation of corona, this book will be of interest to researchers studying the applications of nanoparticles as well as toxicologists and pharmaceutical chemists.

Bringing together a broad range of topics on resource recovery this book provides a valuable resource for those working in green chemistry and waste management.

Advances in Nucleic Acid Therapeutics provides a broad overview of techniques of contemporary interest in drug discovery.

Scientists use arguments to relate the evidence that they select from their investigations and to justify the claims that they make about their observations. This book brings together leading researchers to draw attention to research, policy and practice around the inclusion of argumentation in chemistry education.

Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs), which cover both human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), show promise for drug discovery and regenerative medicine applications. These stem cells cannot be cultured on conventional tissue culture dishes but on biomaterials that have specific interactions with the hPSCs. Differentiation is regulated by the biological and physical cues conferred by the biomaterial. This book provides a systematic treatment of these topics bridging the gap between fundamental biomaterials research of stem cells and their use in clinical trials. The author looks at hPSC culture on a range of biomaterial substrates. Differentiation and control of hESCs and iPSCs into cardiomyocytes, osteoblasts, neural lineages and hepatocytes are covered. The author then considers their translation into stem cell therapies and looks at clinical trials across spinal cord injury, macular degeneration, bone disease and myocardial infarction. Finally, a chapter on future directions closes the book. By using this book, the reader will gain a robust overview of current research and a clearer understanding of the status of clinical trials for stem cell therapies.

Even in the 21st Century, the manufacture of leather retains an air of the dark arts, still somewhat shrouded in the mysteries of a millennia old, craft based industry. Despite the best efforts of a few scientists over the last century or so, much of the understanding of the principles of tanning is still based on received wisdom and experience. Leather is made from (usually) the hides and skins of animals - large animals such as cattle have hides, small animals such as sheep have skins. The skin of any animal is largely composed of the protein collagen, so it is the chemistry of this fibrous protein and the properties it confers to the skin with which the tanner is most concerned. In addition, other components of the skin impact on processing, impact on the chemistry of the material and impact on the properties of the product, leather. Therefore, it is useful to understand the relationships between skin structure at the molecular and macro levels, the changes imposed by modifying the chemistry of the material and the eventual properties of the leather. This book aims to contribute to changing the thinking in the industry, to continue building a body of scientific understanding, aimed at enhancing the sustainability of an industry which produces a unique group of materials, derived from a natural source. The Science of Leather is the only current text on tanning science, and addresses the scientific principles which underpin the processes involved in making leather. It is concerned with the chemical modification of collagen, prior to tanning and the tanning reactions in particular. The subject is covered in the following order: collagen chemistry, collagen structure, skin structure, processing to prepare for tanning, the tanning processes and processing after tanning. The aim of the book is to provide leather scientists and technologists with an understanding of how the reactions work, the nature of their outcomes and how the processes can be controlled and changed. The objective is to synthesise a scientific view of leather making and to arrive at an understanding of the nature of tanning - how the wide range of chemistries employed in the art can change the properties of collagen, making leather with different properties, especially conferring different degrees of stabilisation as measured by the hydrothermal stability. Environmental issues are not treated as a separate theme - the impact of leather making on the environment is a thread running through the text, with the assumption that better understanding of the science of leather making will lead to improved processing. The book also reflects on the ways leather technology may develop in the future based on the foundation of understanding the scientific principles which can be exploited. It also includes a subject index, references and a glossary. The book provides the reader with insights into the role science plays in leather technology and provides fundamental understanding, which should be the basis for scientific and technological research and development for the benefit of the global leather industry. The book is aimed at students, leather scientists and technologists, in both academia and industry, in leather production and in chemical supply houses.

This book provides the field with a much-needed fundamental overview of the science, addressing the chemistry of a broad range of biomaterial types, and their applications in the biomedical industry.

This Faraday Discussion addresses the quantum dynamical properties of small molecules and when embedded in complex media such as molecular clusters, quantum fluids and bulk liquids.

Synthetic Glycomes aims to provide a comprehensive review of the current state of the synthetic glycome, synthetic strategies toward generating glycans with comprehensive structures, as well as the glycoarrays to unveil the glycan functions.

Providing the most comprehensive and timely collection of material from those working at the forefront of DNA techniques applied to food authenticity, this book will appeal to food testing laboratories worldwide and food policy professionals and regulatory organisations who will be using these techniques to back up legislation and regulation.

Providing a thorough overview of the current green synthetic toolbox, from biocatalysis to sonochemistry, this book is a useful resource for any chemist wishing to design cleaner and safer processes.

Biofuels produced from renewable resources offer a more sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. The new edition of this book provides updates on the previously discussed pathways for transportation biofuels.

This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the advances in using knowledge-based expert systems for chemistry.

This book provides an overview of the role of different types of noncovalent interactions in both homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis.

Forensic analysis relates to the development of analytical methods from laboratory applications to in-field and in situ applications to resolve criminal cases. This book provides an excellent combination of current issues for the graduates and professionals.

3D printing has rapidly established itself as an essential enabling technology within research and industrial chemistry laboratories. Since the early 2000s, when the first research papers applying this technique began to emerge, the uptake by the chemistry community has been both diverse and extraordinary, and there is little doubt that this fascinating technology will continue to have a major impact upon the chemical sciences going forward.This book provides a timely and extensive review of the reported applications of 3D Printing techniques across all fields of chemical science. Describing, comparing, and contrasting the capabilities of all the current 3D printing technologies, this book provides both background information and reader inspiration, to enable users to fully exploit this developing technology further to advance their research, materials and products. It will be of interest across the chemical sciences in research and industrial laboratories, for chemists and engineers alike, as well as the wider science community.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of recent and state-of-the-art research progress on layered materials for energy storage and other applications.

Chemical modelling covers a wide range of disciplines and this book is the first stop for any materials scientist, biochemist, chemist or molecular physicist wishing to acquaint themselves with major developments in the applications and theory of chemical modelling.

This book provides a comprehensive picture of the various routes to use electricity to produce hydrogen using electrochemical science and technology.

As the first book to address the occurrence of carotenoid esters in foods and methods of measurement, this book provides one source to researchers in food science, nutrition and the food industry.

A comprehensive overview of Smart Membranes covering design and fabrication strategies and novel applications.

Powder flow has attracted increased attention in recent years. This book stands out by not only providing the reader with guidance on what to measure but also how to interpret results.

Providing an overview of the state-of-the-art of the chemistry of vitamin E with regards properties and functions and also nutritional benefits, this is a timely addition to the literature as the centennial anniversary of the discovery of this important vitamin approaches.

Anthocyanins are interesting due to their potential health-promoting properties as dietary antioxidants. This book discusses ways of targeting the delivery of these compounds in the body through controlled release.