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Chemistry & Materials Science Rights Guide Autumn/Winter 2012

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Chemistry Rights Guide: Autumn/Winter 2012 Analytical Chemistry ........................................................... 5 A Practical Guide to Test Methods for Toxic Metals in Consumer Products/Kagel ...................... 5 Forensic Analytical Techniques/Stuart .............................................................................................. 5 Advances in Specialty and Electronic Gas Analysis/Raynor ........................................................... 6 Hydrophilic Interaction Chromatography - A Guide for Practitioners/Olsen ................................. 6 Lipid Mass Spectrometry in Metabolomics and Systems Biology/Griffiths .................................... 7 Uremic Toxins by Mass Spectrometry/Niwa ..................................................................................... 7 Low Voltage Electron Microscopy: Principles and Applications/Bell ............................................. 8 Mossbauer Spectroscopy: Applications in Chemistry, Biology, Industry, and Nanotechnology/Sharma .................................................................................................................... 8 Handbook of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, 2e/Cremers ............................................. 9 Molecular Level Understanding of Surfaces and Buried Interfaces in Situ: Applications of Sum Frequency Generation Vibrational Spectroscopy/Chen .................................................................. 9 Organic Structures from Spectra/Field ............................................................................................ 10

Biochemistry ...................................................................... 10 Systems Chemical Biology: Integrating Chemistry and Biology Through Cheminformatics Approaches/Bender ........................................................................................................................... 10 Bioinorganic Chemistry: An Introduction, 3e/Cowan ..................................................................... 11 The Photosynthetic Membrane: Molecular Mechanisms and Biophysics of Light Harvesting/Ruban .............................................................................................................................. 11 Glutathione Synthesis: Unraveling the Pleiotropic Paradox and Its Vital Immune Role/Crum .. 12 Modeling Biochemical Reactions: Steady-state Approximation/Schnell ...................................... 12 Fluorescent Analogues of Biomolecular Building Blocks: Design and Applications/Wilhelmsson ............................................................................................................................................................ 13 Computational Protein Science: Methods in Structural Bioinformatics/Heringa ......................... 13 Systems Biology Modeling: Approach and Application/Elliston ................................................... 14 G-Quadruplexes: New Target in Drug Design/Chan ....................................................................... 14 The Bioinorganic Chemistry of Chromium: From Biochemistry to Environmental Toxicology/Vincent ............................................................................................................................ 15 DNA Sequence Analysis: Chemical Coding Theories at Work/Konopka ...................................... 15 The Chemistry of Molecular Imaging/Long ..................................................................................... 16 Single Molecule Studies of Protein Folding/Clarke ........................................................................ 16 Oxidation of Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: Kinetics and Mechanism/Sharma .............. 17

Polymer Science & Technology ....................................... 17 Polymers in Regenerative Medicine: Biomedical Applications from Nano- to Macro-Structures/Monleon Pradas ................................................................................................... 17 Shape-Memory Polymers: Industrial Applications of Smart Materials/Kong ............................... 18 Computer Modeling for Injection Molding: Simulation, Optimization, and Control/Zhou ........... 18 The Chemistry and Industrial Use of Acrylics/Slone ...................................................................... 19

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Hybrid Dendritic Macromolecules/Gitsov ........................................................................................ 19

Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry .......................... 20 Quality by Design Model for Biologics Drug Product Development/Singh .................................. 20 Enzyme Technologies for Drug Discovery and Development/McCarthy ...................................... 20 Application of Risk Management for Pharmaceutical and Biological Products Manufacturing/Mollah ........................................................................................................................ 21 Cyclic-Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases in the Central Nervous System: From Biology to Drug Discovery/Brandon ............................................................................................................................ 21 Matrix Interference in Bioanalytical Assays/Awwad ....................................................................... 22 Antimicrobial Peptides/Zasloff ......................................................................................................... 22 RNA-Ligand Interaction/Hermann .................................................................................................... 23 Flavonoid Pharmacokinetics: Methods of Analysis, Pre-Clinical and Clinical Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Toxicology/Davies ......................................................................................................... 23 Endocrine Disrupters: Hazard Testing and Assessment Methods/Matthiessen .......................... 24 The Toxicology of Methanol/Clary ................................................................................................... 24 High-Throughput Screening Methods in Toxicity Testing/Steinberg ............................................ 25

Chemistry of Materials ...................................................... 25 Advanced Ceramic Materials: Preparation and Applications/Ewsuk ............................................ 25 Tape Casting: Theory and Practice, 2e/Mistler ................................................................................ 26 Liquid Crystals in Materials Chemistry/Eichhorn ............................................................................ 26 Atomic Layer Deposition: Operation and Practical Applications/Kääriäinen ... 27

Chemical Engineering ....................................................... 27 Guidelines for Managing Process Safety Risks During Organizational Change/CCPS .............. 27 Advanced Distillation Columns - Design, Control and Applications/Kiss .................................... 28 Engineering Complex Phenotypes in Industrial Strains/Patnaik ................................................... 28 Fuels and Fuels-Additives/Srivastava .............................................................................................. 29 An Introduction to Bioreactor Hydrodynamics and Gas-Liquid Mass Transfer/Kadic ................ 29 Guidelines for non-SIS Independent Protection Layers/Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS)................................................................................................................................................ 30

Environmental Chemistry ................................................. 30 Chemistry for EPA Compliance: Reading and Writing EPA Reports/Wuerz ................................ 30 Applied Mathematics for Petroleum and Chemical Engineering/Pooladi-Darvish ........................ 31 Nanoparticle Exposures in the Workplace/Ellenbecker .................................................................. 31 Leading with Safety, 2e/Krause ........................................................................................................ 32 Fuel and Combustion Systems Safety 2e: What you don't know can kill you!/Puskar ............... 32 Steps to Safety Culture Excellence/Mathis...................................................................................... 33 Likelihood that a Released Flammable Mass will Ignite/CCPS ..................................................... 33 Wellness and Health Education for Environmental, Health, and Safety Practitioners/Klane ..... 34 Personal Protective Equipment for Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Hazards: Design, Evaluation, and Selection/Dickson ................................................................................................... 34 Nanocrystalline Cellulose: Properties, Production and Applications/Hamad ............................. 35


The Chemistry of Dimethyl Carbonate and its Derivatives/Tundo ................................................ 35 Green Energy from Solid Waste: A Practical Guide/Somasundaram ............................................ 36 Sustainable Catalysis: Challenges and Practices for the Pharmaceutical and Fine Chemical Industries/Hii ...................................................................................................................................... 36 Drinking Water Regulation and Health, 2e/Pontius ......................................................................... 37 Water-Quality Engineering in Natural Systems: Fate and Transport Processes in the Water Environment, 2e/Chin ........................................................................................................................ 37 Implementing Renewable Energy: A Rules of Thumb Approach for Scientists, Engineers, and Policy Makers/Hoffmann.................................................................................................................... 38

Physical Chemistry ............................................................ 38 Heterogeneous Electrode Processes and Localized Corrosion/Tan ............................................ 38 Multiconfigurational Quantum Chemistry/Roos ............................................................................. 39 Statistical Thermodynamics: Basics and Applications to Chemical Systems/Teraoka .............. 39 A Matter of Density: Exploring the Electron Density Concept in the Chemical, Biological, and Materials Sciences/Sukumar ............................................................................................................. 40 Atomic-Level Simulations of Energetic Materials: Methods and Applications /Sewell ............... 40

General & Introductory Chemistry ................................... 41 How to Protect Your Invention: A Guide to Patents for Scientists and Engineers/Kennedy ...... 41 Patent Strategy for Researchers and Research Managers, 3e/Knight .......................................... 41

Industrial Chemistry .......................................................... 42 Process Intensification for Green Chemistry/Boodhoo .................................................................. 42 Inkjet Technology for Digital Fabrication/Hutchings ....................................................................... 42 Green Chemistry for a Sustainable Future/Anastas ....................................................................... 43 CBRN and Hazmat Incidents at Major Public Events: Planning and Response/Kaszeta ............ 43 Battery Systems Engineering/Rahn ................................................................................................. 44

Inorganic Chemistry .......................................................... 44 Arrow-Pushing in Inorganic Chemistry: A Logical Approach to the Chemistry of the Main Group Elements/Ghosh ................................................................................................................................ 44 Structural Methods in Molecular Inorganic Chemistry/Rankin ...................................................... 45

Organic Chemistry ............................................................. 45 Heterocyclic Chemistry At A Glance, 2e/Joule ............................................................................... 45 Keynotes in Organic Chemistry, 2e/Parsons ................................................................................... 46 Organic Mechanisms: Reactions, Methodology, and Biological Applications/Sun .................... 46 Homogeneous Catalysis: Mechanisms, Industrial Applications, and Challenges in the 21st Century/Bhaduri ................................................................................................................................. 47 Thematic Collections of Organic Syntheses/Danheiser ................................................................. 47 March's Advanced Organic Chemistry: Reactions, Mechanisms, and Structure, 7e/Smith ....... 48 Electron Flow in Organic Chemistry: A Decision-Based Guide to Organic Mechanisms/Scudder ............................................................................................................................................................ 48 Organic Chemistry: A Mechanistic Approach/Chaloner ................................................................ 49


Materials Science ............................................................... 49 Polymers from Renewable Resources/Nagararjan ......................................................................... 49 Metal Chalcogenide Semiconductor Nanostructures and Their Applications in Renewable Energy/Qurashi .................................................................................................................................. 50 Discovering Superconductivity: An Investigative Approach/Ireson ............................................. 50 Statistical Physics - An Entropic Approach/Ford ........................................................................... 51 Periodic Structures: Mode-Matching Approach and Applications in Electromagnetic Engineering/Hwang ........................................................................................................................... 51 Organic Light-Emitting Transistors: Fundamentals and Perspectives of an Emerging Technology/Muccini ........................................................................................................................... 52 Introduction to Metal-Nanoparticle Plasmonics/Pelton .................................................................. 52 Physics and Technology of InAs/(In.Ga)Sb Strained Layer Superlattice Detectors/Krishna ...... 53 Nematicons: Spatial Optical Solitons in Nematic Liquid Crystals/Assanto .................................. 53 Active Plasmonics and Tuneable Plasmonic Materials/Zayats ..................................................... 54 Physics of Thin-Film Photovoltaics/Karpov .................................................................................... 54 Nanoimprint Technology: Nanotransfer for Thermoplastic and Photocurable Polymer/Taniguchi ............................................................................................................................................................ 55


Analytical Chemistry A Practical Guide to Test Methods for Toxic Metals in Consumer Products Carla T. Kagel 978-0-470-91536-3 / 0-470-91536-6 300 pp. Pub: 09/01/13 Analytical Chemistry An up-to-date, practical guide for detecting the levels of toxic metals in products and details of the current regulations set by the regulatory community. The information presented is difficult to find, expensive to collect, and required under new regulations that will affect most companies working generally in the consumer product market.

Regulation of toxic metals in consumer products has significantly changed in the past decade, creating an increase in the demand for metals testing in a wide variety of materials. Industries dealing with child care products, toys, jewelry, packaging, and paints are especially concerned with the regulatory testing for toxic metals in their products. This book helps chemists, engineers, and attorneys concerned with testing materials for metals to comply with and enforce current government regulations. It covers various methods used for conducting tests, including X-ray analysis, mass spectrometric techniques, chromatographic techniques, and other methods (such as wet chemistry), and details the complications that ensue (i.e., the risk of failing an acceptable product) when test results are near the regulatory threshold.

• Acts as a guide to the product industry seeking assurance that their products are meeting the legal standards and to the regulatory community seeking to enforce the laws.

• Discusses various concerns when test results are near the regulatory threshold, including the risk of accepting a failing product, and the risk of failing an acceptable product.

Chemists, engineers, regulators, material scientists, and attorneys desiring a greater understanding of the regulatory environment and the capabilities of the available analytical methods to provide reliable test results.

Carla T Kagel is an analytical chemist and is currently President and General Manager of K Prime, Inc., an analytical testing laboratory providing analytical services to a wide variety of clients, including manufacturers, attorneys, and engineering firms.

Forensic Analytical Techniques Barbara B. Stuart 978-0-470-68727-7 / 0-470-68727-4 356 pp. Pub: 18/01/13 Analytical Chemistry The book will be an open learning / distance learning text in the Analytical Techniques for the Sciences (AnTS) covering analytical techniques used in forensic science. No prior knowledge of the analytical techniques will be required by the reader.

An introductory chapter provides an overview of the science of the materials used as forensic evidence. Each of the following chapters describes the techniques used in forensic analysis. Theory, instrumentation and sampling techniques are explained and examples of the application of each technique to particular forensic samples provided. The reader is able to assess their understanding with the use of regular self-assessment and discussion questions throughout, and then apply their understanding to the application of specific techniques to particular analyses encountered in their professional life.

• Describes all the important analytical techniques used in forensic science in a clear manner.

• Covers the major areas of forensic analysis which employ analytical techniques.

• Provides examples of specific applications of analytical techniques to forensic problems.

The book is aimed at forensic scientists in training, mainly at undergraduate level, and is also a useful reference for forensic practitioners and technicians in non-university laboratories wanting to learn about new techniques.

Dr. Barbara Stuart is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, Materials and Forensic Science at University of Sydney, Australia. She is presently conducting research in the fields of polymer spectroscopy, materials conservation and forensic science. Barbara is the author of four books published by Wiley, Modern Infrared Spectroscopy, Biological Applications of Infrared Spectroscopy, Polymer Analysis and Infrared Spectroscopy: Fundamentals and Applications in the current ANTS series of texts and Analytical Techniques in Materials Conservation.


Advances in Specialty and Electronic Gas Analysis Mark Raynor, William Geiger, Carol Meyer 978-1-118-06566-2 / 1-118-06566-2 352 pp. Pub: 21/05/13 Analytical Chemistry Gas analysis is very complicated and the number of techniques and variations on techniques are many. This book covers the introduction, theory, and operating principles of a wide range of instrumental techniques used in gas analysis.

• Covers the advances in measurement technology in gas analysis.

• Provides an introduction, theory, and operating principles of a wide range of instrumental techniques used in specialty gas analysis.

• Gives a wide range of practical applications of gas analysis including advantages, problems, and pitfalls.

• Includes ICP-MS Analysis and Sample Preparation of Gases for Metals Analysis and appendices covering Cylinder and Specialized Fittings, and Materials of Construction.

Analytical chemists, Scientists, Process engineers, Materials scientists, Chemical engineers, Lab Managers, Director of Research & Development, Specialty Gas Managers, and Graduate students who routinely use GC/MS, ICP-MS, GC-AED, FTIR, TDLAS, CRDS, APIMS and other instrumentation.

Mark W. Raynor currently works for Matheson, Advanced Technology Center in Longmont, Colorado. He is currently Group R&D Director in the Gas Development and Analytical Technology focusing on new gas product development including analytical technologies and feasibility studies, and also improvement of existing products, purification, branch support, customer corrective actions, and pilot scale-up. He has written 82 articles. William M. Geiger, Co-Founder/President of Consolidated Sciences Consci, LTD, specializes in GC and GC/MS method applications and method development. He has performed complete characterization of 24 refinery streams for the American Petroleum Institute. Carol J. Meyer, President/Founder of Orsat, LLC/Merlin MicroScience is responsible for developing new technology for the analysis of trace impurities in Semiconductor gases and other high purity gas related industries; analytical consulting in specialty analysis involving GC and GC/MS; and development and support of Trace VOC analysis in ambient air for EPA protocols using GC and GC/MS. She is annually the chairperson for Specialty Gases Session at the Pittsburgh Conference since 1996.

Hydrophilic Interaction Chromatography - A Guide for Practitioners Bernard A. Olsen, Brian W. Pack 978-1-118-05417-8 1-118-05417-2 352 pp. Pub: 07/05/13 Chromatography / Separation Techniques With its ability to provide retention and separation information in the determination of polar compounds such as various types of proteins that are difficult to analyze using common HPLC methods, the use of hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) has grown rapidly in recent years. This book provides detailed method developments of HILIC including background on the HILIC mode, what differentiates it from other HPLC modes and retention mechanisms for use in various fields including pharmaceutical and drug discovery.

• Guidance for developing efficient, sensitive, and robust HILIC methods.

• Details hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) Method Developments such as when to use HILIC, choice of stationary phase, mobile phase, and detection mode and emphasizes the development of appropriate conditions to achieve the goal of the method.

• Provides applications of HILIC in various fields including: Pharmaceutical, Drug Discovery, Biochemical Applications, and Bioanalytical Applications.

Scientists using or developing analytical methods for the separation of polar compounds. All fields where HPLC is used and includes analytical chemists, pharmaceutical scientists, organic chemists, biochemists, toxicologists, pharmacologists, food scientists, and environmental scientists. Government agencies.

Dr. Olsen, President of Olsen Pharmaceutical Consulting, LLC, previously worked for Eli Lilly for over 25 years. In 2001, he published one of the first papers demonstrating the utility of HILIC for analysis of polar pharmaceutical compounds and impurities (referenced 113 times) and now has 39 publications, including 9 invited papers and 3 book chapters as well as more than 66 external/international presentations. He was recently elected as a Fellow of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. Dr. Pack was awarded the LRL President's Award at Eli Lilly and has published over 15 articles on HPLC.


Lipid Mass Spectrometry in Metabolomics and Systems Biology William Griffiths 978-0-471-70056-2 / 0-471-70056-8 320 pp. Pub: 08/05/13 Mass Spectrometry Lipid Mass Spectrometry in Metabolomics and Systems Biology teaches the reader to apply the principles of mass spectrometry to the analysis of lipids, and extend that information to the emerging fields of metabolomics and systems biology.

• Focuses on the analysis of lipids, perhaps the most abundant and important class of metabolites

• Describes the modern methods of mass spectrometry analysis for the various classes of lipids

• Discusses how mass spectra can be used to identify and quantify lipids

• Places the subject of lipid mass spectrometry into the more general contexts of metabolomics and systems biology

• Shows how understanding how lipids are metabolized can lead to a more tailored understanding of various states of health and disease in a cell, tissue, or organism.

Academic researchers and those scientists working in the pharmaceutical and life science industries. Major magazines include Chemistry in Britain, Spectroscopy Europe, and Chemical & Engineering News.

William Griffiths, PhD, is the Head of Mass Spectrometry in the Department of Pharmaceutical & Biological Chemistry at the University of London's School of Chemistry.

Uremic Toxins by Mass Spectrometry Toshimitsu Niwa 978-1-118-13513-6 / 1-118-13513-X 392 pp. Pub: 05/10/12 Mass Spectrometry This book covers all aspects of uremic toxins including the use of mass spectrometry (MS). It provides novel dialysis techniques or membranes to efficiently remove protein-bound uremic toxins for the prevention and management of uremic complications.

• Covers analysis, toxicity, and removal methods of uremic toxins.

• The Mass Spectrometry analysis topics covered of uremic toxins can be used for the prevention and management of uremic complications.

• Each uremic toxin covered in the book includes chemical structure and molecular weight, Metabolism, Quantification method (including MS), Serum levels in hemodialysis patients and healthy subjects, Toxicity and clinical implication, and Therapeutic methods to remove the toxins.

Industrial/academic researchers, physicians, mass spectroscopists, cardiologists internists, pharmacologists in the area of nephrology, uremia, dialysis; Professors/ students in nephrology, uremia and uremic toxins.

Toshimitsu Niwa is an assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at Nagoya University Branch Hospital. He was the International Society of Uremia Research and Toxicity President between 2007-2009 and has written 279 papers (191 original papers, 36 reviews, 23 books chapters, and 29 proceedings).


Low Voltage Electron Microscopy: Principles and Applications David Bell, Natasha Erdman 978-1-119-97111-5 / 1-119-97111-X 328 pp. Pub: 01/02/13 Microscopy Part of the Wiley-Royal Microscopical Society Series, this book discusses the rapidly developing cutting-edge field of low-voltage microscopy, a field that has only recently emerged due to the rapid developments in the electron optics design and image processing. It serves as a guide for current and new microscopists and materials scientists who are active in the field of nanotechnology, and presents applications in nanotechnology and research of surface-related phenomena, allowing researches to observe materials as never before.

The book covers the recent advances in the area of low-voltage electron microscopy, covering topics in TEM, SEM, STEM; it also dedicates some discussion to the emerging field of ion microscopy, also focusing on utilizing Helium ion microscopy as an alternative to low-voltage electron microscopy imaging. Various new developments in microscope design and improvements to existing technologies are covered. It focuses on the relevant applications of low-voltage microscopy to materials science, nanotechnology and biological research and cover such topics as imaging techniques, elemental analysis, cryo applications, tomography etc. The book also addresses the issues associated with sample preparation requirements for low-voltage imaging and analysis.

Electron microscopists; nanotechnology, materials science/ biology researchers. Venture capitalists, nano-technology investors, under/graduate students

David C. Bell has been a Lecturer in Applied Physics at Harvard since 2003 and is a Professor at the Harvard Extension School. In 2007, he was a visiting scientist at the Department of Materials, Oxford University, UK. Dr Bell is one of the renowned experts in the field of elemental analysis using electron microscopy (TEM and STEM) and has co-authored a book on this subject. He has authored more than 70 research papers on the subjects of microscopy, materials science and biology and holds several patents. He is an elected Fellow of the Royal Microscopical Society, UK. Dr. Natasha Erdman joined JEOL USA Inc., in 2004 and currently serves as an SEM and Ion-Beam Product Manager. She has authored over 30 peer-reviewed papers on the subjects of microscopy, materials science, chemistry and biology and is a renowned expert on ion-beam based sample preparation techniques for electron microscopy.

Mossbauer Spectroscopy: Applications in Chemistry, Biology, Industry, and Nanotechnology Virender K. Sharma, Masuo Takeda 978-1-118-05724-7 / 1-118-05724-4 350 pp. Pub: 27/11/12 Spectroscopy Mossbauer Spectroscopy helps determine oxidation states of elements so that oxidation-reduction chemistry can be studied across a wide variety of systems. This modern update of the field focuses on applications across a broad range of fields including analysis of inorganic elements, nanoparticles, metalloenzymyes, biomolecules (including proteins), glass, coal, and iron, and discusses future opportunities that may be exploited by this technique.

• Lays the foundation by providing a detailed theoretical description of Mossbauer spectroscopy.

• Provides extensive treatment of Mossbauer spectroscopy in frontier applications in inorganic chemistry, biochemistry, and nanoscience.

• Addresses the use of Mossbauer spectroscopy for elements other than iron; i.e. gold and aluminum.

• Addresses industrial and environmental applications.

Spectroscopists, inorganic, physical, analytical, solid-state chemists; biophysical chemists, biogeochemists, surface structural chemists; environmental chemists; biologists; enzymologists, physicists.

Virender K. Sharma, Professor of Chemistry at F.I.T., was a visiting research scholar at Stanford University under the advisory of Professor Ed Solomon and won both the ACS Faculty of the Year award in 2008 and the Orlando Section Outstanding Chemist Award. Masuo Takeda is on the Faculty of Science at Toho University in Japan and has published more than 130 articles and is a member of several chemical societies, serving on the international board of journal and conferences. Goester Klingelhoefer is a professor of inorganic and analytical chemistry and the University of Mainz, Germany. Tetsuaki Nishida is Professor of Chemistry at Kinki University, Japan.


Handbook of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy 2e David A. Cremers 978-1-119-97112-2 / 1-119-97112-8 336 pp. Pub: 15/03/13 Spectroscopy Starting from fundamentals and moving through a thorough discussion of equipment, methods, and techniques, this book provides a unique reference source for this important new analysis method. The authors use a combination of tutorial discussions ranging from basic principles up to more advanced descriptions along with extensive figures and photographs to clearly explain topics addressed in the text.

• Provides a thorough but understandable discussion of the basic principles of the method based on atomic emission spectroscopy, including recently available data leading to better characterization of the LIBS plasma.

• Presents a discussion of the many advantages of the method along with limitations, to provide the reader a balanced overview of capabilities of the method.

• Describes LIBS instrumentation ranging from basic set-ups to more advanced configurations.

• Presents a comprehensive discussion of the different types of components (laser, spectrometers, detectors) that can be used for LIBS apparatuses along with suggestions for their use, as well as an up-to-date treatment of the newest advances and capabilities of LIBS instruments.

• Provides annotated examples of LIBS spectra which can serve as references for the general reader and will be especially useful for those starting out in the field.

Dave Cremers, Applied Research Associates, Inc., Albuquerque, is a member of American Physical Society and the Society for Applied Spectroscopy. Leon Radziemski, President, Piezo Energy Technologies LLC, was Professor, Physics Dept., Washington State University. His is a member of Laser Institute of America, Fellow, President 1991, Board Member 1985-1994, 2002-, Optical Society of America, Fellow, Committee member; American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellow; American Physical Society. Previous edition – Licensed: Russian

Molecular Level Understanding of Surfaces and Buried Interfaces in Situ: Applications of Sum Frequency Generation Vibrational Spectroscopy Zhan Chen 978-0-470-04003-4 / 0-470-04003-3 350 pp. Pub: 28/03/13 Spectroscopy This timely guide, written by a leading expert in the field, discusses the application of SFG vibrational spectroscopy to surfaces and interfaces, a technique that has been extensively developed over the last twenty years and in which interest has grown enormously. There has been no suitable book-length treatment of this topic until now.

The book explores a wide variety of applications in chemistry, materials science, and the life sciences, in such areas as spectroscopy, physical chemistry, biophysics, geology, environmental chemistry, polymer chemistry, industrial chemistry, and optics. As such, the book is an essential resource for non-expert academics and professionals who wish to learn more about this valuable technique and its uses.

• The subject matter touches on an increasingly hot topic, as more and more research groups have started to apply this technique (SFG) to investigate various surfaces and interfaces.

• Discusses up to date SFG developments and applications and documents the latest research.

• Written to be accessible to scientists across many fields, not just practicing spectroscopists.

• Only book of its kind covering the developments in SFG over the past two decades.

The book is intended for all researchers in academia and industry who are interested in surface /interface studies, such as researchers in physical chemistry, biophysics, geology, environmental chemistry, polymer chemistry, industrial chemistry, molecular spectroscopy, optics, and physics.

Zhan Chen, Dow Corning Associate Professor, Chemistry, University of Michigan, has published several articles in The Journal of the American Chemical Society and Analytical Chemistry.

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Organic Structures from Spectra Leslie D. Field, Sev Sternhel, John R. Kalman 978-1-118-32549-0 / 1-118-32549-4 496 pp. Pub: 29/03/13 Spectroscopy An expanded new edition of the successful introductory textbook covering all the major spectroscopic techniques including sets of examples, problems and worked solutions to develop and consolidate the student's understanding of organic spectroscopy

• Incorporates a selection of new examples from organometallic chemistry and more examples of molecules containing the common heteronuclei (19F, 31P and 2H).

• Provides over 300 graded problems and an additional 30 carefully selected basic problems.

• Provides a set of problems dealing specifically with the quantitative analysis of mixtures using NMR spectroscopy.

• Contains 10 problems in the style of the experimental section of a research paper and the appendix contains examples of fully worked solutions.

• Offers a complete set of solutions available to instructors and teachers from the authors

Undergraduate chemistry students taking a first course in organic spectroscopy, usually second year students, and pharmacy and biochemistry students. Researchers and professionals needing to use spectroscopic techniques in academia and industry

Professor Leslie D. Field, Professor of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Australia, has built up an international reputation for his research on novel reagents containing coordinatively unsaturated transition metals and for his extensive work in the field of NMR spectroscopy including novel studies on heteronuclear coherence transfer and multiple quantum NMR. Professor Sev Sternhel is Emeritus Professor of Chemistry (Organic), at University of Sydney, Australia. The author of approximately 200 scientific publications, he has chaired two panels of the Australian Research Council. Sternhel was Professor of Organic Chemistry from December 1977 until his retirement in 1999. Dr John R. Kalman, Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Technology at Sydney, Australia has written articles for Journal of Forensic Sciences, Journal of Polymer Science and other journals.

Biochemistry Systems Chemical Biology: Integrating Chemistry and Biology Through Cheminformatics Approaches Andreas Bender, Rajarshi Guha, Josef Scheiber 978-0-470-55447-0 / 0-470-55447-9 300 pp. Pub: 13/11/12 Biochemistry (Chemical Biology) This book provides a descriptive outline of both the fundamental and the applied aspects of systems chemical biology approaches, focused primarily on the drug discovery context. It covers a broad range of aspects related to prediction of phenotypic outcome to interfering with key pathways, as well as the design of small molecule modulators aimed at causing a desired phenotype (or to reverse a given diseased phenotype). These relate to both cellular pathways with the goals of understanding and predicting function, and to strategies in multi-drug targeting.

The book provides easy-to-understand chapters written by pioneers and leaders in the field, as well as advanced material, to inform the readers of the potential caveats which might be involved in a particular task at hand. It also clearly highlights the scope of Systems Chemical Biology and includes case studies where computational network models have provided experimental insight.

• Contributions by leaders in the field on the development of novel methods as well as the application of methods from both academic and industrial areas.

• Focuses on the drug discovery context of systems chemical biology.

Cheminformaticians, Bioinformaticians, Scientists working in Systems Biology and Medicinal Chemists. Scientists/researchers in drug discovery.

Rajarshi Guha is visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Informatics at Indiana University. His areas of research is cheminformatics and chemical data mining, covering both methodology and software development. Andreas Bender is the author of about 35 scientific publications in the cheminformatics and bioinformatics fields. Josef Scheiber is a Knowledge Engineering Consultant (Labhead) in the Text Mining Group of the Novartis Institutes of Biomedical Research (NIBR) in Basel Switzerland.

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Bioinorganic Chemistry: An Introduction, 3e J. A. Cowan 978-0-471-78408-1 / 0-471-78408-7 535 pp. Pub: 28/03/13 Biochemistry (Chemical Biology) Provides a useful guide and reference for understanding bioinorganic chemistry. Each relevant topic is presented in a logical, easy to understand fashion, and supported with interesting and practical applications, such as analytical techniques, molecular modeling, and metals in medicines.

Bioinorganic Chemistry: An Introduction is an informative guide for bioinorganic chemistry students and researchers. This 3rd edition has 40% new content and a new title to reflect the field's evolution to bioinorganic chemistry. It covers the important aspects of inorganic solution chemistry, thermodynamics and kinetics, and molecular and cell biology concepts, and includes new applications such as metals in medicine. Problems and solutions facilitate understanding. Provides a practical and informative textbook for bioinorganic chemistry, using a pedagogical approach.

• Readily accessible to students, with new and updated problems and solutions at the end of every chapter.

• New and improved chapters on practical applications, such as instrumental techniques, computational chemistry/molecular modeling and metals in medicine.

This is a great reference for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students and for researchers and academics interested in bioinorganic chemistry.

Professor Cowan was a NATO postdoctoral fellow with Professor H. B. Gray at the California Institute of Technology and joined the Ohio State faculty in 1988. He was promoted to Full Professor in 1996. His research interests lie at the interface of Chemistry and Biology, especially in the field of Bio-Inorganic chemistry, and have led to the publication of almost 170 research articles and reviews, and three books. Professor Cowan has received numerous awards and honors, including awards from the A. P. Sloan Foundation, the National Science Foundation NYI, J&J, the Camille Dreyfus Teacher Scholar Award, and the Leo Hendrik Baekeland, Award from the North Jersey Section of the ACS. He is a member and elected Fellow of AAAS, and a member of the ACS, the Royal Society of Chemistry, and Sigma Xi. Dr. Cowan is a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry. He has served as Treasurer and Chair of the Columbus Section of the ACS. Previous edition – Licensed: Japanese

The Photosynthetic Membrane: Molecular Mechanisms and Biophysics of Light Harvesting A. V. Ruban 978-1-119-96054-6 / 1-119-96054-1 280 pp. Pub: 16/11/12 Biochemistry (Chemical Biology) An essential introduction to the fundamental design and function of the photosynthetic membrane – the site of the solar-powered chemical factory of plants and one of the most common and most important structures of life - written by a renowned expert in the field. Provides a walkthrough of the photosynthetic process – how the energy in a photon is captured, transmitted via various biochemical pathways, and ends up creating the molecules a plant uses to live.

The Photosynthetic Membrane: Molecular Mechanisms and Biophysics of Light describes the underlying structure of the membrane, the variety and roles of the membrane proteins, the molecular mechanisms and dynamics of light harvesting and primary transformations, and the broad range of adaptions to different light environments. The book shows, using the example of the photosynthetic membrane, how complex biological structures utilize principles of chemistry and physics in order to carry out biological functions.

• Shows, using the example of the photosynthetic membrane, how complex biological structures utilize principles of chemistry and physics in order to carry out biological functions.

• Based on part of the 11-week third-year course “Membrane Proteins” given annually at Queen Mary University London to over 100 biochemistry students.

• Written by a renowned expert in the field of adaptation of plants to different illumination conditions.

Under/graduate students and researchers in biochemistry, molecular biology, biophysics, plant science and bioengineering.

Professor Ruban is Professor in Biophysics at the Ruban Lab, Queen Mary University of London and holds a 'Professeur des Universites (Biochimie et biologie moleculaire)' title awarded by the French Ministry of Education. The Ruban Lab is engaged in mechanistic photosynthesis research with a multidisciplinary approach applies molecular spectroscopy, biophysics and biochemistry to important problems in plant physiology.


Glutathione Synthesis: Unraveling the Pleiotropic Paradox and Its Vital Immune Role Albert B. Crum 978-1-118-33651-9 / 1-118-33651-8 350 pp. Pub: 19/06/13 Biochemistry (Chemical Biology) This book is the story of how decoding the L-Cystine's varied roles enabled the scientific impasse for the physiological Glutathione synthesis to be overcome. Glutathione was discovered in 1888 and to date approx. 100,000 peer-reviewed scientific articles have been written regarding what happens in the body if Glutathione becomes deficient or depleted. It has been demonstrated that at least 71 illnesses/medical conditions are associated with insufficient bodily Glutathione. However, it was not discovered how bodily Glutathione could be physiologically replenished until the Pleiotropic Paradox involving L-Cystine/L-Cysteine was decoded (Patent RE42,645E) and scientifically tested in academic laboratories.

The author is the discoverer of the Pleiotropic Paradox, a theory describing the difficulty that L-Cystine/L-Cysteine was needed for glutathione production, but that the aging process makes this cellular process more and more difficult to occur over time. This book provides background knowledge about Glutathione's discovery and its role as an antioxidant. The author then discusses the development of the ProImmune supplement, a product that promotes glutathione synthesis intracellularly through physiological means.

It has been mentioned that his insights into Glutathione are parallel to that of cortisol decades ago, which has revolutionized medicine There is a large and growing audience interested in preserving quality of health; Dr. Crum's company includes worldwide distributors of his patented formulation that encourages glutathione biosynthesis.

Undergraduate and graduate students in the biochemistry, nutrition, immunology, cell and molecular biology, and the pharmaceutical and health professions.

Albert Crum is President of The ProImmune Company, LLC. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1957 and taught at New York University as a Clinical Professor of Behavioral Science and Management Science, and as an Adjunct Professor of Base Science (Biological Science, Medicine, and Surgery). Dr. Crum is the inventor of ProImmune, a dietary supplement used to facilitate Glutathione synthesis intracellularly.

Modeling Biochemical Reactions: Steady-state Approximation Santiago Schnell 978-0-470-53297-3 / 0-470-53297-1 320 pp. Pub: 28/03/13 Biochemistry (Chemical Biology) Provides a rational and rigorous, yet understandable treatment of the steady-state approximation, stressing the importance of understanding how models such as steady-state models are derived, what their limitations are, and how they can be used in a practical fashion in biochemistry.

• Presents a rational and rigorous, yet understandable treatment of the steady-state approximation.

• Stresses the importance of understanding how models such as steady-state models are derived, what their limitations are, and how they can be used in a practical fashion in biochemistry.

• Illustrates how to use mathematical software to derive equations and test their limitations.

• Questions and problems provided at the end of each chapter, as well as solutions to these problems.

Advanced undergraduate and graduate students in chemistry, physical chemistry and biochemistry (pre-requisites are basic calculus and differential equations, which will make the material accessible to a wider audience). Practicing researchers in chemistry, physical chemistry, biochemistry and systems biology.

Dr. Santiago Schnell is Research Associate Professor of Computational Medicine and Biology as well as Associate Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology at the University of Michigan Medical School. He has held faculty positions at the University of Oxford, the Wellcome Trust in London, and the Indiana University School of Informatics. He is a member of the board of directors of the Society for Mathematical Biology and serves on the editorial boards of the publications Computational Biology & Chemistry and IET Systems Biology. Dr. Schnell's research lab investigates cell physiology systems comprising many interacting components, where modeling and theory may aid in the identification of the key mechanisms underlying the behavior of the system as a whole. In 2007, he won a Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence at the University of Indiana, School of Informatics.


Fluorescent Analogues of Biomolecular Building Blocks: Design and Applications M. Wilhelmsson 978-1-118-17586-6 / 1-118-17586-7 300 pp. Pub: 08/03/13 Biochemistry (Chemical Biology) This book is dedicated to emissive analogues of the relatively small biological macromolecules found on the cell surface and cell membrane. It focuses on designing fluorescent probes for the four major families of macromolecular building blocks and summarizes the most important and general contributions discussing fluorescent probes that were designed to shed light on biological processes. After several introductory chapters, the book looks at the design, synthesis, and implementation of new fluorescent analogs of biomolecular building blocks. It includes examples of small-molecule fluorophores and sensors that are part of biomolecular assemblies.

• Fluorescence technology was the subject of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (shared by Professor Roger Tsien, UCSD and Professor Martin Chalfie, Columbia University) and contains a chapter by Professor Tsien.

• Fluorescence probes are essential for our understanding of, and advances in, biological chemistry, biochemistry, and the development of new approaches in combatting disease.

• Focuses on design, synthesis, and implementation of new fluorescent analogues of biomolecular building blocks.

Researchers in biochemistry, analytical and medicinal chemistry, biophysics, protein and peptide scientists as well as advanced undergraduates and graduate students in these disciplines.

Marcus Wilhelmsson, Associate Professor of Biophysical Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden is now working on the design, characterisation and application of novel fluorescent nucleic acid base analogs. He focuses among other things on developing nucleic acid base analogs that can be used as FRET-pairs and on the application of these fluorophores in nucleic acid containing systems both in biochemistry/biology and nanotechnology. Yitzhak Tor, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Traylor Scholar in Organic Chemistry, University of California, San Diego. He is the Editor in Chief of Perspectives in Medicinal Chemistry.

Computational Protein Science: Methods in Structural Bioinformatics Jaap Heringa, William R. Taylor 978-0-470-17887-4 / 0-470-17887-6 316 pp. Pub: 28/03/13 Biochemistry (Chemical Biology)

This book is a definitive reference on state-of-the-art methodology for comparative analysis and prediction of protein sequence, structure, and function. It provides understanding about the scope and power of current techniques in protein sequence-structure-function analysis and prediction, and gives insight into the intellectual achievements in protein bioinformatics. It covers sequence-to-sequence/sequence-to-structure comparison techniques, as well as algorithms for the prediction of protein structural topology and domain structure. An important focus will be discussing integrative approaches that tie various methods and data sets together. In addition to a rigorous overview, the book will emphasise the artistic elements in the analysis and prediction algorithms, and discuss their significance for addressing the outstanding problems in protein computational biology.

• Focuses on methodology and techniques in comparative protein analysis and prediction.

• Comprehensively covers the important comparative algorithms in the protein domain.

• Contains descriptions demonstrating that the methods covered are essentially pattern recognition techniques of evolutionary traces in protein sequence, structure, and function.

Bioinformaticians, computational biologists/chemists, biochemists, biophysicists. Scientists from other fields, such as biology, mathematics, physics, computer science, and linguistics.

Jaap Heringa, Professor Bioinformatics and Director, Centre for Integrative Bioinformatics, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, has worked exclusively in bioinformatics research for about 20 years. He has worked at leading scientific labs such as the European Molecular Biology Laboratory and the MRC National Institute for Medical Research. He wrote the widely used method REPRO for the detection of protein sequence repeats, the protein spatial clustering method CLUSPROT, as well as the multiple alignment method PRALINE, which incorporates some new strategies for sequence comparison. William R. Taylor, Head of the Division of Mathematical Biology at the MRC National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) in London.


Systems Biology Modeling: Approach and Application Keith Elliston 978-0-470-18782-1 / 0-470-18782-4 304 pp. Pub: 28/03/13 Biochemistry (Chemical Biology) Studying the relationships and interactions between various parts of a biological system is key to developing explanatory or predictive models of entire systems. Systems Biology Modeling provides a broad survey of the modeling approaches and methods of systems biology, and how to apply them to drug discovery. The book provides those in the field with a clear understanding of how a systems-based perspective of disease supports critical decision-making in pharmaceutical research and clinical medicine.

• Presents solutions to problems related to key pharmaceutical R&D challenges, detailed technical matters, and issues of cross-disciplinary collaboration.

• Offers a clear understanding of how a systems-based perspective of disease supports critical decision-making in pharmaceutical research and clinical medicine.

• Numerous contrasting examples are presented to show how principles can be applied differently based on the biological domain and decision-making context.

• Focuses on systems biology modeling approaches as well as applications.

• Provides a top-down computer-modeling framework for integration of knowledge that is then applied to prediction and decision-making in an academic or industry research setting.

• Material is approachable by individuals with varying background knowledge; no advanced engineering, mathematics or physics is required.

• Discusses the future of simulation tools in drug discovery and disease treatment.

Molecular Biologists, Biomathematicians, Cell Biologists, Computational Chemists, Biotechnologists, Biochemists, Microbiologists, Organic Chemists, Pharmaceutical Chemists, Gene Technologists, Natural Products Chemists, Medicinal Chemists.

Keith Elliston is an experienced scientist who has dedicated his career to the development of leading-edge technology for drug discovery. He Co-Founded Genstruct, a leading systems biology company, and currently serves as President and CEO. Charlie Lieu is currently a senior member of Genstruct, a leading systems biology company based in Cambridge, MA.

G-Quadruplexes: New Target in Drug Design Albert S. Chan, Zhi-Shu Huang, Lian-Quan Gu, Tian-Miao Ou 978-0-470-92711-3 / 0-470-92711-9 300 pp. Pub: 28/03/13 Biochemistry (Chemical Biology) A state-of-the-art reference on a field undergoing exponential growth, G-quadruplexes in biological systems. This book addresses the topology, structural characteristics, and interactions of these regions located in telomeres, the repetitive DNA at the ends of chromosomes that regulate many biological activities within cells by either inducing or stabilising gene expression, and are involved in the proliferation of cancer, among other diseases.

Addresses the topology and structural characteristics of quadruplexes, their interactions with small ligands and biologically relevant cations and proteins, their possible biological roles, and the potential small-ligand (metal-containing) drugs that have developed from their studies.

• Covers the multiple roles of G-quadruplexes in different chapters; includes the important topic of RNA quadruplexes.

• Targets cellular structures (RNA and the telomere), that were the recent subjects of Nobel prize-winning work (the 2009 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry and Physiology or Medicine), and represents a promising therapy for gene regulation-related diseases such as cancer.

• Discusses in vivo studies.

Biochemists, structural biologists, medicinal chemists, gene therapy researchers, biophysicists, pharmaceutical scientists, protein scientists, cellular and molecular biologists, bionanotechnologists.

Albert Sun-Chi Chan is Professor and Head of the Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He received the A.B. in Chemistry at the International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan in 1975 and the MS and PhD in Chemistry at the University of Chicago in 1976 and 1979, respectively. Tian-Miao Ou, Zhi-Shu Huang, and Lian-Quan Gu are at the the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.


The Bioinorganic Chemistry of Chromium: From Biochemistry to Environmental Toxicology John Vincent, Diane Stearns 978-0-470-66482-7 / 0-470-66482-7 252 pp. Pub: 30/11/12 Bioinorganic Chemistry First book to summarize and critically evaluate the biochemical role and environmental toxicology of complexes of the two stable states of chromium: chromium(III) and chromium(VI).

Chromium exists in nature as complexes of two stable oxidation states - trivalent chromium(III) and hexavalent chromium(VI). Although trivalent chromium is required in trace amounts for sugar and lipid metabolism in humans and its deficiency may cause a disease called chromium deficiency, hexavalent chromium is toxic and carcinogenic. As chromium compounds were used in dyes and paints and leather tanning, these compounds are often found in soil and groundwater at abandoned industrial sites, now needing environmental cleanup and remediation.

This book takes a critical look at what the biochemical data indicate about chromium's role in the body and the biological mechanisms of its toxicology. Topics covered include:

• What do we know about the biochemical roles and mechanisms of chromium?

• Is chromium an essential element in a mammalian diet?

• Is chromium(III) effective as a nutraceutical, a therapeutic agent, and as a supplement in animal feed?

• What is the biochemistry behind the toxicology of chromium(III) and chromium(VI):the mechanisms of metabolism, genetic and epigenetic effects, and disruption of cell signaling?

• What are the current chromium(VI) policies and positions from regulatory agencies?

Academics and industry researchers in bioinorganic chemistry, biochemistry, inorganic chemistry, toxicology, and nutrition science. Regulatory affairs professionals.

Professor John B. Vincent, Department of Chemistry, The University of Alabama, US. Diane M. Stearns, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Arizona University. US.

DNA Sequence Analysis: Chemical Coding Theories at Work Andrzej K. Konopka 978-0-470-89078-3 / 0-470-89078-9 325 pp. Pub: 28/03/13 Biomolecules (DNA, RNA, Peptides, etc.) This book covers the theory and practice of those aspects of computer-assisted text analysis that have been/could be used for analysis of genomic DNA sequences. It helps readers understand advantages and limitations of sequence analysis for understanding biological facts and their interpretations, allowing them to analyze nucleotide and protein sequences on their own personal computers. • Provides solid treatment of statistical and cryptanalytic

foundations of today's sequence analysis. • Focuses on verification of linguistic and cryptological

methods of statistical and pragmatic biomolecular sequence analysis.

• Provides a biochemistry perspective on the role of computer-assisted sequence analysis in understanding chemical principles governing properties of biological objects and phenomena.

• Covers theory and practice of those aspects of computer-assisted text analysis that have been/could be used for analysis of genomic DNA sequences.

• Some aspects of RNA, polypeptide, and protein sequence analysis are covered in addition to DNA and its biological role(s).

• Helps readers understand advantages and limitations of sequence analysis for understanding biological facts and their interpretation(s).

Scientists (genomics), computational biologists, computer scientists and mathematicians. Professors, under/graduate students of biology, computer science, applied mathematics, bio-engineering, genetics and statistics.

Andrzej Konopka is Scientific Director, BioLingua Research, Inc., a nonprofit research institute dedicated to computer assisted nucleic acid sequence analysis and to various aspects of neurobiology involving human communications disorders. He also directs systems biology/ computational biology work at CASSA Center of BioLingua Research, Inc., an ambitious basic research entity located in Gaithersburg, MD.


The Chemistry of Molecular Imaging Nicholas Long, Wing-Tak Wong, Edmund H. Immergut 978-1-118-09327-6 / 1-118-09327-5 300 pp. Pub: 01/02/13 Coordination Chemistry Molecular imaging is primarily about the chemistry of novel biological probes, yet the vast majority of practitioners are not chemists or biochemists. This is the first book, written from a chemist's point of view, to address the nature of the chemical interaction between probe and environment to help elucidate biochemical detail instead of bulk anatomy.

• Covers all of the fundamentals of modern imaging methodologies, including their techniques and application within medicine and industry.

• Focuses primarily on the chemistry of probes and imaging agents, and chemical methodology for labeling and bioconjugation.

• First book to investigate the chemistry of molecular imaging.

Imaging, organometallic, synthetic chemists, members of the scientific and medical communities performing image-related research: engineers, medical imaging professionals, scientists involved in computer vision or image processing, clinicians, biomedical and life scientists, physicists, synthetic chemists; graduate students in these disciplines and their educators.

Nicholas Long, Professor of Applied Synthetic Chemistry and Head of the Catalysis and Advanced Materials section, Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, is Founder and Co-Director of MRes in Bioimaging Sciences and was awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry prize for Organometallic Chemistry in 2006. He is currently a Leverhulme Trust Research Fellow and Distinguished Visitor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Dr. Long has published more than 110 scientific papers, including several high impact review articles and a critically-acclaimed textbook titled Metallocenes: An Introduction to Sandwich Complexes. Wing-Tak Wong is Professor of Chemical Technology and Head of the Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His recent research on lanthanide luminescent materials has a seminal impact to the field of chemical imaging and has received much attention from many scientists worldwide. Three patents have been granted for this work and he has published more than 370 research papers.

Single Molecule Studies of Protein Folding Jane Clarke, Robert Best, Alessandro Borgia 978-0-470-88948-0 / 0-470-88948-9 300 pp. Pub: 12/04/13 Protein Science This book is the first to focus comprehensively on single molecule analysis of protein folding addressing the two prominent methodologies used to gather valuable information on this critical phenomenon that affects protein function and consequently, health and disease. Theoretical and simulation chapters, as well as experimental work, are included, and each section is written by eminent scientists in the field.

• First book to focus on single molecule protein folding in such a comprehensive way.

• Discusses the two broad themes of the two principal single molecule methodologies used to study protein folding; force microscopy and fluorescence resonance energy transfer.

• Includes theoretical and simulation chapters, as well as experimental work.

• Each section written by eminent scientists in the field.

Protein scientists and biochemists, biophysicists, structural biologists, computational biologists, bioinformaticians, experimental biologists, molecular biologists, chemical biologists; graduate students in these fields.

Jane Clarke received her PhD from the University of Cambridge in 1993 and is currently the Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow in Basic Biomedical Science and the Reader in Molecular Biophysics at the University of Cambridge. She received the Biophysical Society US Genomics Award for Outstanding Investigator in the Field of Single Molecule Biology in 2010. Robert Best received his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Cambridge in 2003 and is currently Royal Society University Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge. Alessandro Borgia received his PhD from- the University of Rome in 2005 and is currently a postdoctoral research associate at the Biochemisches Institut, Universität Zűrich.


Oxidation of Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: Kinetics and Mechanism Virender K. Sharma, Steven E. Rokita 978-0-470-62776-1 / 0-470-62776-X 362 pp. Pub: 11/01/13 Protein Science The only modern book summarizing the chemical mechanisms and detailed kinetics of amino acid and peptide oxidation to help understand how proteins break down or dissociate when under stress in biological and environmental systems so that new drugs and antioxidants may be developed.

• Intended for readers interested in the role of nitrogen-containing molecules in aging, diseases, and production of potential disinfection byproducts in water and wastewater treatment.

• Provides a summary of fundamental information on the kinetics and mechanism of amino acids by various oxidants.

• Discusses oxidative chemistry of amino acids, peptides, and proteins.

• Provides problems and their solutions associated with amino acids, peptides, and proteins in the aquatic environment.

Protein and peptide scientists, biochemists, biophysicists, environmental scientists, toxicologists, chemical engineers.

Virender K. Sharma received his Ph.D. in Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry at the Florida Institute of Technology after graduating from the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi, India with the Master in Technology. He is currently Professor of Chemistry at F.I.T. He was a visiting research scholar at Stanford University under the advisory of Professor Ed Solomon and won both the ACS Faculty of the Year award in 2008 and the Orlando Section Outstanding Chemist Award. His research interests include the study of kinetics and mechanisms of oxidations by transition metals in higher oxidation states in aqueous solution, development of innovative and effective methods for reducing the level of contaminants in the aquatic environment, and the physical chemistry of natural waters.

Polymer Science & Technology Polymers in Regenerative Medicine: Biomedical Applications from Nano- to Macro-Structures Manuel Monleon Pradas, Maria J. Vicent 978-0-470-59638-8 / 0-470-59638-4 352 pp. Pub: 10/05/13 Biopolymers With an interdisciplinary list of subjects and contributors, this book overviews the biomedical applications of polymers: scaffolds, self-assembling materials up to different types of polymeric nanomedicines. The book features coverage of polymers for tissue repair, an area at the leading edge of current technologies; and includes a chapter on the very hot research topic of electrospinning technique for tissue engineering.

• Addresses fundamentals, theories, tools, techniques, types of polymeric systems and biomaterials.

• Overviews the full therapeutic potential of novel polymeric systems.

• Combines relatively hot and new areas (like nanoconjugates and electrospinning) with important basic chapters (like natural polymers).

• Includes a chapter on the very hot research topic of electrospinning technique for tissue engineering.

• Features coverage of polymers for tissue repair, an area at the leading edge of current technologies.

Polymer chemists, materials scientists, biomaterials researchers, biomedical engineers, chemical engineers. Academic and industrial applications in drug delivery, nanomedicine, polymer therapeutics, regenerative medicine.

Manuel Monleon is Founding Director, Centre for Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering, Polytechnical University of Valencia, as well as Head of Biomaterials Unit at Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe, Valencia. He has been visiting Professor at University of Paris-XI and co/authored over 120 papers in the fields of polymer science and biomaterials science. Maria Vicent, Head of the Polymer Therapeutics Laboratory at Centro de Investigación Príncipe, Valencia, has authored and coauthored over 40 papers and 3 patents in the fields of polymer science and polymer therapeutics.


Shape-Memory Polymers: Industrial Applications of Smart Materials E. S. W. Kong 978-0-470-04806-1 / 0-470-04806-9 350 pp. Pub: 28/03/13 Polymer Science & Technology General This book provides comprehensive coverage of shape-memory polymers (SMPs), a growing area within ‘smart materials’ research. After offering an introduction to the topic and the nature of shape-memory effects and superelasticity, the author offers an in-depth look at the properties, mechanics, and characterization of SMPs and thermoplastic elastomers. Information on the wide range of applications for these materials follows, including: bioplastics and biomedical devices; textiles and fabrics; optical, electronic, and mechanical parts for control systems; cosmetics and beauty products; automotive (or other novel) materials.

• Provides a background for understanding shape-memory polymers by explaining the mechanism for shape-memory effects and superelasticity.

• Includes information on how to create novel nanocomposites from shape-memory polymers and nanomaterials (i.e. nanocrystal quantum dots).

• Covers methods for predicting properties of shape-memory polymers, as well as their macromolecular design.

• Interest in shape-memory polymers continues to grow as they are lightweight, generally less expensive to produce than shape-memory alloys, have less problems with biocompatibility, and can be biodegradable if desired.

• Shape-memory polymers can be used in a diverse range of applications, from biomedical devices to automotive parts to cosmetics.

Graduate students & professionals in academia and industry in the following fields: polymers, functional materials engineering (including biomedical engineers), textiles/fibers, plastics and rubber, etc.

Eric Kong, Professor, Research Institute of Micro/ Nanometer Science & Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, is also the cofounder of Nanophotonic Semiconductors, Inc., a nanotechnology company.

Computer Modeling for Injection Molding: Simulation, Optimization, and Control Huamin Zhou 978-0-470-60299-7 / 0-470-60299-6 344 pp. Pub: 30/11/12 Polymer Processing This book gives the reader complete coverage on injection molding, from part design to production. Involving the three essential ingredients of improving product quality: simulation, optimization, and process control, this book presents computer modeling for injection molding to improve product quality. This book covers a wide range of applications and uses of simulation and modeling techniques in polymer injection molding.

• Explains computer aided engineering (CAE) and simulation applied to the major polymer processing method injection molding.

• Helps readers understand techniques of and solve problems in advanced control, simulation, monitoring, and optimization of the injection molding process.

• Includes sections that explain typical problems, interpretation of simulation results, and resolution to problems.

• Has both case studies of both successes and failures, offering lessons from both.

• Describes implementation of computer innovations like parallel computing, acceleration method, and mesh free method in injection molding.

Plastic engineers, researchers, software engineers, mold designers, and injection molding machinery designers. QA/QC professionals in polymer industry. Academics and industrial researchers/practitioners who use injection molding. Graduate/advanced courses and students in polymer processing and engineering, material processing, Computer Aided Design/Engineering (CAD or CAE), mechanical engineering.

Huamin Zhou is the Vice Director of the State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mold Technology and the Vice Chairman of the Dept. of Material Science and Engineering at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China. He has published chapters in ten books and over 150 journal papers.


The Chemistry and Industrial Use of Acrylics Robert V. Slone 978-1-118-11844-3 / 1-118-11844-8 320 pp. Pub: 08/04/13 Polymer Processing This book includes a comprehensive overview of acrylic polymer chemistry as practiced in a wide variety of end-use applications of commercial important such as adhesives, coatings, photoresists, leather, and textiles.

• First comprehensive book on the chemistry and uses of acrylic polymers (besides for art).

• Covers history, properties, polymerization methods, and uses of acrylics.

• Includes a wide variety of end-use applications such as coatings, adhesives, electronic materials, textiles and nonwovens.

• Discusses future direction of acrylics in terms of polymer recycling, sustainability and bio-based acrylics.

Appropriate for a wide audience, including students, scientists, and industrial researchers. Chemists, chemical engineers, materials scientists, process engineers, consultants.

Dr. Robert V. Slone currently works as R&D Director for The Dow Chemical Company where he is responsible for long-term innovation in the areas of product formulation and testing including polymer synthesis, adhesives and coatings, and encapsulation and delivery. He has previously served in several capacities for the Rohm and Hass Company, including in the areas of adhesives and functional polymers, pressure-sensitive adhesives, and packaging and building materials. He has published several papers and patents on the subject of acrylics and related topics, and is well-known as an expert in the field.

Hybrid Dendritic Macromolecules Ivan Gitsov 978-0-470-74694-3 / 0-470-74694-7 352 pp. Pub: 18/01/13 Supramolecular Chemistry An essential reference for this new and highly promising class of materials with an unique combination of structural building blocks. It contains a complete description of the synthetic strategies for the construction of hybrid dendritic macromolecules (HDMs) and the analytical techniques for their characterization and discusses the intimate relationship between unique architecture of the individual hybrids and solution behavior and solid-state properties.

It forecasts the emerging and future applications of the hybrid dendritic macromolecules such as in controlled drug delivery and release, "green" chemistry technologies, catalysis and biocatalysis, and meso-structured materials.

• Unites, classifies and discusses in a systematic fashion the existing information and trace the current and emerging trends in this actively developing area.

• Serves as an advanced introduction and guide for the scientists in any intersecting research area, who are evaluating or using these macromolecules in a particular application.

Academic researchers and industrial scientists as well as some graduate students in the fields of chemistry, polymers and (bio) material science. Professionals involved in macromolecular theory and modeling, the medical and pharma area for controlled release, and advancement of analytical instruments and techniques, academic lecturers and teachers, corporate decision makers and investors.

Ivan Gitsov, Associate Professor, Chemistry Department, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. is one of the pioneers in the field of hybrid dendritic macromolecules (HDMs) and has performed active research in this area since its inception. His areas of expertise in this specific field range from the synthesis of novel HDMs through their characterisation by chromatographic, spectroscopic and hyphenated techniques, up to their application for interfacial transport, "green" chemistry processes, and new biocatalysts. Parts of the material in this book have been incorporated in an advanced polymer chemistry classes taught by the author. They have also been presented by the author, his students, and collaborators as invited lectures and poster presentations at various universities, companies, and conferences. He has (co)authored numerous journal articles and several book chapters.


Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry Quality by Design Model for Biologics Drug Product Development Satish K. Singh, Joseph Phillips 978-0-470-88721-9 / 0-470-88721-4 300 pp. Pub: 15/03/13 Biotechnology (Chemistry) Addressing government implementation of QbD standards around the world, this timely reference provides a set of case studies on several different aspects of biologics drug product formulation and the subsequent product manufacturing process, emphasizing the application of QbD principles in the production of biologics and pharmaceuticals.

• Brings the readers up to date on the latest developments in QbD applications in biologics drug product processing.

• Points to the future for QbD as a routine approach in drug product processing.

• Provides case studies on the application of QbD from a number of different companies, exemplifying the variety of ways in which the subject has been handled.

• Allows a drug development scientist to choose from a menu of options when approaching their own drug product development projects.

Professionals students, and regulators in the fields of protein formulation development, biopharmaceutical manufacturing and quality control, quality assurance, process development, quality control, process analytical technology and risk analysis experts; chemical and bioprocess engineers; members of worldwide regulatory agencies (FDA, EMEA, Health Canada, etc.).

Satish K. Singh is a research fellow at Pfizer Corporation, Pharmaceutical R&D, Global Biologics. He has more than 20 years’ experience product development activities ranging from oral dosage forms to ophthalmics and parenterals, encompassing small molecules and biologics. He has published more than 20 articles with emphasis on colloidal and physical chemistry of macromolecules, and holds three issued patents. Joseph Phillips, Executive Director, Process & Product Development, Amgen Inc.

Enzyme Technologies for Drug Discovery and Development J. R. McCarthy, Hsiu-Chiung Yang, Wu-Kuang Yeh 978-0-470-28625-8 / 0-470-28625-3 375 pp. Pub: 28/03/13 Biotechnology (Chemistry) This book provides broad coverage of enzyme targets for therapeutic intervention and emerging assay technologies for key enzyme classes in pharmaceutical research. In addition to new developments in proteomics, it includes two emerging technologies in Life Sciences: metabolomics (including glycomics and lipidomics) and preclinomics. The ultimate goal in pharmaceutical and biotechnology research is to develop drugs to meet un-met medical needs. These in-depth discussions provide an important source of reference in biotechnology and pharmaceutical research.

In summary, it overviews assay technologies for essential enzyme classes in drug discovery, recent developments in metabolomics, proteomics and preclinomics, and new enzyme targets for therapeutic intervention.

• A coordinated compilation of research, expertise, and current opinion uniquely focused on enzymes and their properties and applications.

• Covers a comprehensive range of enzyme targets and the technologies used to maximize the accuracy of finding drugs that effectively manipulating enzymatic reactions so as to produce the desired health benefits.

• Includes cutting-edge, emerging approaches including proteomics, metabolomics, glycomics, lipidomics, and preclinomics.

Researchers, faculty, and students in biotechnology, life sciences, enzymology, natural products research, medicinal chemistry, and pharmaceutical chemistry.

James R. McCarthy is a Distinguished Research Fellow at Lilly Research Laboratories and is the author, co-author, or co-editor of over 125 scientific publications and holder of over 40 US patents. He is on the editorial advisory board of the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry and is a member of the American Chemical Society where he is currently Vice Chair of the division of Medicinal Chemistry, elected Program Chair 2007-2008 and Chair of the division 2009. Hsiu-Chiung Yang is co/author of over 40 abstracts and publications, as well as co-inventor of 1 patent. Wu-Kuang Yeh is co/author of over 95 abstracts and publications, co-editor of a book and the holder of 6 U.S. patents.


Application of Risk Management for Pharmaceutical and Biological Products Manufacturing Hamid Mollah, Harold Baseman, Mike Long 978-0-470-55234-6 / 0-470-55234-4 350 pp. Pub: 19/11/12 Biotechnology (Chemistry) Risk management (RM) is a current expectation in drug manufacturing and its approval. This book provides tools, methods, case studies, and examples to help illustrate how risk management can be implemented in pharmaceutical and biologics manufacturing and operations.

• New FDA guidance, EU regulations, and international standards were issued in 2008; this book will be the first exclusively addressing implementation of RM for biological and pharmaceutical product manufacture.

• The book will provide a basic understanding of RM concepts for the user who has a basic awareness, but lacking extensive experience.

• It will include actual tools and methods to use for RM in biologics and pharmaceutical manufacturing processes.

• The book will include case studies and specific examples for biological and pharmaceutical product manufacture.

Pharmaceutical and biological products manufacturing as well as the growing R&D and Regulatory affairs professionals. Medical Device and Food professionals who have nearly identical risk management expectations. Students and teachers in the fields of pharmaceutical engineering, pharmaceutical science and technology, and regulatory affairs.

Hamid Mollah, Senior Technical Manager, Genentech, has more than 11 years of bio/pharmaceutical industry experience in the areas of process development, manufacturing, validation, and regulatory affairs. Hal Baseman has more than 30 years of experience in pharmaceutical operations, validation and regulatory compliance and has held positions in executive management and technical operations at several manufacturing and consulting firms. Michael Long has 17 years’ experience in the medical device and pharmaceutical industries and has held leadership roles in engineering, product development, process development, and lean operations.

Cyclic-Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases in the Central Nervous System: From Biology to Drug Discovery Nicholas J. Brandon, Anthony R. West 978-0-470-56668-8 / 0-470-56668-X 328 pp. Pub: 18/10/12 Drug Discovery & Development This book reviews advances in understanding phosphodiesterases within the central nervous system and their therapeutic applications. A range of expert authors from both academia and industry describe these, then focus on the areas of greatest scientific and medical interest to provide more detailed coverage. Therapeutic and drug discovery applications are covered for diseases including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, schizophrenia, erectile dysfunction, and spinal cord injuries. There is also a chapter on drug discovery tools such as in vitro assays and X-ray structures for medicinal chemistry studies.

• Focuses on phosphodiesterases within the CNS, a hot area of both academic and industrial drug / therapeutic research.

• Offers guidance for translating biological knowledge into developing more selective and potent inhibitors and modulators of PDE.

Academic and industrial researchers interested in drug discovery for neuroscience: medicinal chemists, pharmacologists, neuropharmacologists and biologists, biochemists, enzymologists, cell/molecular biologists, medical personnel, and clinicians.

Nicholas Brandon is Head of Neurobiology at Wyeth Discovery Neuroscience, where he leads a group with responsibility for molecular, biochemical and cell biological support for the Schizophrenia / Bipolar Department. He is author of over 40 scientific papers, made 17 presentations at professional meetings, and has 6 patent applications. Anthony West is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the Chicago Medical School. He has presented at over 20 scientific meetings; is a Contributing Editor for the European Journal of Neuroscience and a reviewer for 25 others; and has written 27 papers, 6 book chapters, and 59 published abstracts.


Matrix Interference in Bioanalytical Assays Michel G. Awwad 978-0-470-40929-9 / 0-470-40929-0 304 pp. Pub: 22/04/13 Drug Discovery & Development Written to help analysts design precise experiments that answer fundamental questions about assay specificity, Matrix Interference in Bioanalytical Assays explains the principles and mechanisms of molecules causing matrix interference in analytical assays and describes how to identify and mitigate effects of matrix interference. Rich with instructive case studies, this practical, hands-on guide also suggests experimental designs to help analytical personnel alleviate matrix interference problems and increase assay accuracy.

• Explains the principles and mechanisms of molecules causing matrix interference in analytical assays.

• Describes how to identify and mitigate effects of matrix interference.

• Offers a practical, hands-on guide to a common problem that often goes unrecognized or under-appreciated.

• Helps analysts to design the correct experiments to answer the fundamental questions about assay specificity.

• Includes case studies and suggested experimental designs.

Bioanalytical departments of pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Research and Development departments of diagnostic product manufacturers. Clinical chemists and analytical laboratories.

Michel Awwad is Associate Director for Bioanalytical R & D at Wyeth. During the last 15 years, he has worked in preclinical development of protein products (antibodies, antibody-conjugates and peptides) and led bioanlytical groups that developed, qualified and validated immunological assays (cell and protein-based) for analysis (PK and immunogenicity) of preclinical as well as clinical samples. Dr. Awwad has one patent awarded and one recently submitted (2007) dealing with matrix interference and how to solve this problem. He also lectured and presented on this topic.

Antimicrobial Peptides Michael Zasloff 978-0-470-22723-7 / 0-470-22723-0 300 pp. Pub: 28/03/13 Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry The only single comprehensive text to encompass Antimicrobial peptides in a readable, comprehensible and aesthetically attractive format.

• The first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the field of Innate immunity - the "hard wired" system of host defense that has emerged over the past decade as an important system in health and disease.

• Antimicrobial peptides, "ancient" tools used by the innate immune system, have excited great interest in the pharmaceutical industry because of their potential as a new source of antibiotics.

• The book will tell why AMPs are of such interest, what has been accomplished commercially to date, the problems that have been experienced, potential solutions, and what the future holds.

• The book is written by a "pioneer" in the field of antimicrobial peptides who has been involved in discovery, drug development, the study of the role played by AMPs in human health and disease.

The book is suitable as a course textbook in both medical and non-medical immunology, comparative biology, possibly biochemistry, biophysical chemistry. Immunologists, physicians, medical and graduate students. Individuals involved in pharmaceutical development. Medical libraries.

Michael Zasloff is Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at Georgetown University. He discovered the existence of antimicrobial peptides in the skin of frogs, discovered the first epithelial defensins in mammals, established a link between AMPs and the pathophysiology of cystic fibrosis, and played a seminal role in the commercial development of the first pharmaceutical product to be pursued. At the present time he has accepted a senior role in the field, attempting to integrate accumulated knowledge in the form of invited reviews and editorials in journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine, Nature Medicine and PNAS.


RNA-Ligand Interaction Thomas C. Hermann, Yitzhak Tor 978-0-470-04075-1 / 0-470-04075-0 376 pp. Pub: 05/04/13 Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry Recent research has revealed that therapeutic drugs can be directed at the RNA molecule. This development is creating a new field of drug discovery and this title provides introductory chapters on RNA biology and chemistry as background information for the core chapters that explain using RNA as a drug target.

• Is a comprehensive text/reference on the emerging field of RNA-ligand interactions.

• Covers the fundamental chemistry and biology of RNA.

• Emphasizes the interaction of small drugs with therapeutically relevant RNA targets.

• Discusses the development of RNA-directed ligands as therapeutics for diseases, including bacterial and viral infections.

• Describes material for both the novice as well as for those with have studied RNA.

• Delineates the scope of RNA as a target for drug development.

• Covers validated RNA targets that are currently exploited for antibacterial therapy as well as potential targets.

• Discusses the known natural and synthetic RNA-binding ligands that might be able to be used as drugs.

Advanced students, postdocs, and academic and industrial researchers in chemistry, biology, and biochemistry who deal with RNA and RNA-ligand interactions. Professors and courses in chemistry, biology, pharmacology, biophysics. Readers of: Science, Nature, Cell, RNA Society Journal, Chemical and Engineering News, Drug Discovery Today.

Thomas Hermann is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of California, San Diego. He was previously the Head of the Structural Chemistry Group for Anadys Pharmaceuticals. He has authored 40 research articles, 4 book chapters, and 2 patents. Yitzhak Tor is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of California, San Diego. Prior to his appointment at UCSD, Dr. Tor worked at the Weizmann Institute of Science, California Institute of Technology, and University of Chicago. He has authored 93 papers and received 19 grants (ranging between $17,000 and $1.1 million each) to support his research.

Flavonoid Pharmacokinetics: Methods of Analysis, Pre-Clinical and Clinical Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Toxicology Neal M. Davies, Jaime A. Yanez 978-0-470-57871-1 / 0-470-57871-8 352 pp. Pub: 04/01/13 Pharmaceutical & Medicinal Chemistry This up-to-date, comprehensive book focuses on the toxicology, safety, and preclinical and clinical aspects of flavonoids, including pharmacokinetics and analysis in biological samples.

• Provides comprehensive overview of polyphenols and flavonoids, focusing on toxicology and chirality.

• Guides and improves flavonoid-based drug development, enhancing the pharmaceutical pipeline.

• Covers pharmacokinetic terminology and analytical methods, like chromatographic techniques for achiral and chiral flavonoids.

• Includes specific chapters devoted to preclinical and clinical toxicology/safety and flavonoid-drug interactions.

• Uses examples from preclinical and human tests to strengthen concepts and demonstrate applications.

Pharmaceutical sciences, medicinal chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology, food science, plant science, and related fields. Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industries. Industrial: pharmacokineticists, natural product chemists, botanists, pharmacists, agricultural scientists. Academics in disciplines listed on first line above.

Neal Davies, Dean & Professor of Pharmacy, University of Manitoba, having previously worked at Washington State University, the University of Calgary, and the University of Sydney, Australia. He has authored over 100 publications and consults for 6 pharmaceutical companies including Roche and Pfizer. Jaime Yanez is a Senior DMPK Study Director, Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics department, Alcon Research, Ltd. He has worked at various pharmaceutical companies including Schering-Plough and Merck and is an adjunct faculty member at universities and research organizations in Peru, Spain, and the US.


Endocrine Disrupters: Hazard Testing and Assessment Methods Peter Matthiessen 978-0-470-93209-4 / 0-470-93209-0 384 pp. Pub: 02/11/12 Toxicology This book describes methodology and applications for endocrine disrupter toxicity testing which is an issue of considerable urgency, because of international regulatory authorities that are drafting or enacting legislation for such testing schemes. Edited by, and with contributions from, a leading participant in such efforts; the book focuses on practical testing methods that combine sensitivity, efficiency, statistical power, acceptable cost, and minimum ethical concern.

• Summarizes methodology and applications for endocrine disrupter toxicity testing.

• Assesses endocrine disruption from an ecotoxicological perspective.

• Identifies appropriate testing endpoints for developing standardized guidelines.

• Describes testing methods for wildlife and how they apply to human risk assessment.

• Provides perspectives from academia, industry, and regulatory bodies.

Companies manufacturing or selling chemicals, pesticides, biocides, or pharmaceuticals.

Environmental risk assessment in chemical regulatory authorities. Ecotoxicologists, toxicologists, environmental chemists, analytical chemists.

Peter Matthiessen has over 37 years of experience in conducting research on effects of aquatic pollution. He is a consultant in aquatic ecotoxicology and Associate of Watts and Crane Associates. Dr. Matthiessen serves in an advisory role in bodies such as PSD, Defra, EA, HSE and OECD; and has published over 125 research publications.

The Toxicology of Methanol John J. Clary 978-0-470-31759-4 / 0-470-31759-0 304 pp. Pub: 08/02/13 Toxicology A high-volume industrial chemical used in many consumer products, methanol is poisonous at high doses and long-term exposures. This book presents a comprehensive source of information and assessment of the toxicity of methanol and its toxic effects on humans, animals, and the environment. The animal data, which goes to making up the majority of the data on the toxicity of methanol and the mechanism of action, is reviewed as it relates to the potential toxicity in humans.

• Acts as a comprehensive source on toxicity data and mechanisms for one of the highest-volume chemicals.

• Examines and compares animal and human toxicity using case studies, PBPK models, and experimental data.

• Covers acute toxicity, irritation, sensitization, repeat exposure, aquatic toxicity, developmental and reproductive toxicology, and oxidative stress.

• Includes a chapter on methanol and cancer, with potential mechanisms like genotoxicity.

• Presents realistic scenarios and detailed discussion of biodegradation and partitioning to describe methanol's impact on the environment.

• Provides up-to-date hazard assessment for methanol toxicity.

Toxicologists, industrial hygienists, chemists, product safety specialists in industry, academia and government. Occupational and emergency room physicians. Industrial companies needing a resource for employee education and Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) preparation.

John Clary is the President of Bio Risk, a toxicology consulting company. He has worked for two US government research laboratories, managed the toxicology groups of two companies (DuPont and Hoechst Celanese), and was director of toxicology at two others (Dow Corning and Celanese). Dr. Clary has authored 65 peer-reviewed articles and 7 book chapters or reviews.


High-Throughput Screening Methods in Toxicity Testing Pablo Steinberg 978-1-118-06563-1 / 1-118-06563-8 384 pp. Pub: 07/05/13 Toxicology High-throughput assays are part of a paradigm shift, to more cost-effective and reliable methods, in the testing of chemical and drug safety. This book covers methods, data generation, data analysis, and applications in risk assessment for major toxicological assays to help toxicologists apply and understand the benefits and limits of high-throughput testing assays.

• Helps toxicologists understand high-throughput methods to evaluate chemical toxicity.

• Covers methods, data generation, data analysis, and applications in risk assessment for major toxicological assays.

• Guides readers in the validation and methods for each assay type.

• Describes future directions for making assays cost-effective, streamlined, and easy to use.

• Explains advantages as well as limitations and pitfalls for each method.

• Addresses a timely topic as toxicologists and risk assessors shift to high-throughput methods to fit new paradigms motivated by Europe's REACH legislation and the US National Research Council.

Toxicologists, pharmacologists, analytical chemists, pharmaceutical scientists, health and environmental risk assessors. Veterinary and medical toxicologists. Academic researchers, industry and regulatory professionals involved in chemical and drug safety evaluation and risk assessment. Biochemists, cell and molecular biologists, systems biologists.

Pablo Steinberg is the Director of the Institute for Food Toxicology and Analytical Chemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover. He serves as a member/ expert advisor for a number of national and international panels dealing with the risk assessment of chemicals and has published more than 70 papers in internationally recognised peer-reviewed journals.

Chemistry of Materials Advanced Ceramic Materials: Preparation and Applications Kevin Ewsuk, Junichi Tatami, Keizo Uematsu, Makio Naito, Rolf Waesche, Torsten Rabe, Vincent Hackley 978-0-470-49418-9 / 0-470-49418-2 350 pp. Pub: 14/02/13 Ceramics This book provides an excellent overview of advanced ceramic materials, and the preparation and application of those materials. With content incorporating both basic underlying principles, and real-life applications for advanced ceramics, this resource is a handy desktop reference. With a global team of editors and contributors, this content has been carefully selected to ensure it is applicable globally, and not limited to local-specific requirements or techniques. • Provides in a single source, comprehensive coverage of

how to make and use advanced ceramic materials. • Incorporates introductory chapters and basic coverage of

underlying principles, valuable discussions of characterization techniques, process variability, and how to control the property of the ceramic material during the design and preparation phase.

A desktop reference for practicing materials scientists, ceramicists and ceramic engineers, and a text for upper level undergraduate or graduate courses such as Ceramic Processing. Practicing materials scientists, ceramicists and ceramic engineers. Upper level undergraduate or graduate students in courses such as Ceramic Processing.

Kevin Ewsuk, Head of the Ceramic Processing Science Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, US. Keizo Uematsu, Professor of Materials Science, Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan. Makio Naito, Professor at the Joining and Welding Research Institute of Osaka University, Japan. Junichi Tatami, Professor in the Graduate School of Environment & Engineering Sciences, Yokohama National University, Japan. Rolk Waesche, Professor, Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin, Germany. Torsten Rabe is Professor at the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Berlin, Germany. Vincent Hackley is Research and Project Leader for the Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory, Ceramics Division, at the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA.


Tape Casting: Theory and Practice, 2e Richard E. Mistler, Eric R. Twiname 978-0-470-31288-9 / 0-470-31288-2 330 pp. Pub: 15/05/13 Ceramics This book provides a practical, hands-on guide to understanding tape casting. Infused with problem diagnosis, tried and true fixes to specific problems, this book gives readers the tools to understand and conduct tape casting in a practical setting.

This major reference book is divided into two sections; the first deals with understanding individual areas of tape casting and the other targets understanding of the overall system. Readers can quickly address current problems with fixes and their relation to the overall process. The book handles problem diagnosis separately from standard production of quick-fixes.

• Discusses availability of new powders, technologies, products, machine design and development, and applications.

• Includes basic formulation parameters, their definitions and how to use them, formulation analysis and troubleshooting, and a general review of both theoretical and empirical publications on fluid flow and predictive modeling for doctor blade tape casting.

• Review questions and exercises included to stimulate further understanding and practical management of the fundamental concepts behind tape formulation and the casting process.

Technicians, engineers, and engineering managers. Practicing materials scientists, ceramicists and ceramic engineers. Professors and upper level undergraduate or graduate students in related courses.

Richard E. Mistler is Owner and President of Richard E. Mistler, Inc., a consulting and research firm involved in the technical ceramics field located in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, US. Dr. Mistler's expertise lies in the development and control of ceramic processing technology. He has published over 50 papers on his work during his 30+ years of experience. He has also taught a portion of a short course relating to tape casting as a ceramic fabrication process at the annual meeting of the American Ceramic Society for the past ten years.

Liquid Crystals in Materials Chemistry S. Holger Eichhorn, Vance E. Williams 978-1-118-10879-6 / 1-118-10879-5 300 pp. Pub: 07/01/13 Nanomaterials Liquid crystal materials hold enormous potential outside of displays, including photonics and photovoltaics. Filling a gap in the literature, this book addresses structure-property issues that are significant to chemists, materials scientists, physicists, and chemical and mechanical engineers in their quest for new materials.

• Focuses on non-traditional areas of liquid crystal materials.

• Addresses topics that are experiencing a significant growth in research activity.

• Targets three areas of contemporary liquid crystal research: nanostructured materials and liquid crystals; liquid crystalline materials for organic electronics, and light-driven materials based on liquid crystals.

Researchers and graduate students in materials chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, chemical and mechanical engineering. Engineers who work on organic electronic devices (OLEDs, OFETs, organic photovoltaics) and optical devices. Researchers in the areas of photochromism, polymer chemistry and nanoparticles also constitute important markets for this book, as each of these topics are heavily represented.

S. Holger Eichhorn is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at the University of Windsor. He received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Bremen and has completed postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Exeter, the University of Leeds, and MIT. Dr. Eichhorn's research interests include the study of mesomorphic materials (such as liquid crystals) to develop nano-structured anisotropic materials, working with soluble metal nanoparticles to design of new organic protective ligands, and thermal analysis of organic materials and nanoparticles. Vance E. Williams is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Simon Frasor University. He received his B.Sc. and Ph.D. from Queen's University. Dr. Williams leads the Williams Research Group, which focuses on controlling materials at the molecular level through the study of columnar liquid crystals and photoresponsive materials.


Atomic Layer Deposition: Operation and Practical Applications Tommi Kääriäinen, David Cameron, Marja-Leena Kääriäinen, Arthur Sherman 978-1-118-06277-7 / 1-118-06277-9 300 pp. Pub: 19/10/12 Thin Films, Surfaces & Interfaces Although there are many books on the theoretical aspects of ALD, this is the first practical book which goes extensively into applications as well as the foundations of the theory. ALD technology is being adopted by manufacturers all over the world so this is a ’must have' book.

Since the first edition was published in 2008, Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) has emerged as a powerful, and sometimes preferred, deposition technology. The new edition of this groundbreaking monograph is the first text to review the subject of ALD comprehensively from a practical perspective. It covers ALD's application to microelectronics (MEMS) and nanotechnology; many important new and emerging applications; thermal processes for ALD growth of nanometer thick films of semiconductors, oxides, metals and nitrides; and the formation of organic and hybrid materials. • Three of the authors are based in Finland, the home of

ALD. This is, therefore, an authoritative work. • Includes the fundamental aspects of ALD such as films

and materials, as well as the applications, such as microelectronics (MEMS), nanotechnology, coatings, solar cells, etc.

• Also includes how ALD can be used in roll-to-roll manufacturing.

Chemical, optical, mechanical engineers as well as those working in nanotechnology. In the industrial sector, semiconductors, renewable solar energy, microelectronics (MEMS), nanotechnology, coatings, are some of the sectors that have considerable use of ALD technology. The book can also be used on courses on Atomic Layer Deposition or thin films.

Tommi Kääriäinen, David Cameron and Marja-Leena Kääriäinen are atom layer deposition experts based at Lappeennranta University of Technology in Finland. Arthur Sherman is a well-known scientist and author working in the technology of Chemical Vapor Deposition.

Chemical Engineering Guidelines for Managing Process Safety Risks During Organizational Change CCPS 978-1-118-37909-7 / 1-118-37909-8 200 pp. Pub: 14/11/12 Chemical Engineering Processes This book provides a definitive resource to effectively implement Management of Organizational Change (OCM). It addresses these issues by describing the drivers and characteristics of an effective OCM system from modification of working conditions and personnel turnover to hierarchy changes and policy changes.

• Includes several examples of OCM management systems that are drawn from CCPS member companies and industry studies.

• Provides information for augmenting existing Management of Change (MOC) systems or developing a separate OCM system.

• Includes references and case studies in a practical hands-on guide format.

Anyone involved in developing a system for managing organizational changes; process safety and loss prevention professionals at the corporate and plant level, in government, in academia, in consulting, and in the military. Technical Managers and Plant Managers with responsibilities to improve MOC system effectiveness and efficiency using a risk based approach. Companies that will benefit from this book include chemical, petroleum, pharmaceutical, electronics, food and beverage, mining, and other companies in the process industry.

Since 1985, the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) has been the world leader in developing and disseminating information on process safety management and technology. CCPS, an industry technology alliance of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), has published over 80 books in its Process Safety Guidelines and Process Safety Concepts series, and over 100 training modules through its Safety in Chemical Engineering Education (SACHE) series.


Advanced Distillation Columns - Design, Control and Applications Dr Anton Alexandru Kiss 978-1-119-99361-2 1-119-99361-X 320 pp. Pub: 29/03/13 Chemical Engineering Separations Advanced distillation columns are a hot topic in separation technology as a result of key advantages, such as reduced capital investment and lower energy requirements (35-50%), as well as the increasing number of industrial applications. This book provides the reader with a deep insight into integrated separations using non-conventional arrangements, including both current and future approaches and technologies. It covers the following main topics: key concepts in distillation technology, complex distillation arrangements, DWC design and configurations, optimal operation, controllability and advanced control strategies, industrial and pilot-scale DWC applications (in ternary separations, azeotropic distillation, extractive distillation, and reactive distillation), HIDiC design and configurations, heat-pump assisted applications, as well as equipment description (column internals, trays, packing).

Each chapter consists of an introduction, basic principles, problem statement, design and simulation results, industrial and applied research examples, conclusion and future trends, as well as references. A number of novel DWC applications relevant to industrial processes, as well as rigorous steady-state (Aspen Plus) and dynamic simulations (Aspen Dynamics, Matlab and Simulink) are also included.

Dr Anton Alexandru Kiss is Project Leader and Senior Researcher in Separation Technology at AkzoNobel, Arnhem, The Netherlands, acting as the key expert in distillation, reactive-separations, and other integrated processes. He has around 15 years of academic and industrial research experience. In the past 10 years he has carried out over 100 research & industrial projects, supervised numerous graduation projects, published over 50 journal articles, and a textbook.

Engineering Complex Phenotypes in Industrial Strains Ranjan Patnaik 978-0-470-61075-6 / 0-470-61075-1 296 pp. Pub: 30/11/12 Chemical Engineering, General This book highlights current trends and developments in the area of engineering strains. It details current and future tools used in production of bulk chemicals and biofuels from renewable biomass using green technologies. Complex phenotypes are traits in a microbe that require multiple genetic changes to be modulated simultaneously in the microorganism's DNA. Knowing what those genetic changes are for a given trait and how to make those changes in the most efficient way forms the motivation behind writing this book.

This book explains the newer tools to develop and enable engineered strains at time scales much faster that the natural evolution process so that we can increase a cells' production of a certain substance, increase process productivity, and extend metabolic capability.

This book also explains that the commercial success of a process that uses microbial catalysts over platforms that use chemical catalysts and fossil fuels depends on the time it takes to engineer these microbes to perform the desired reaction under harsh manufacturing conditions and at rates that meets the criteria for economic feasibility.

• Provides a modern review of industrial biotechnology, helping the reader understand the approaches that are used to engineer microbes as well as understand the downstream processes.

• Highlights the advantages and drawbacks of all methods and tools used in multiple disciplines for genome engineering of complex phenotypes

• Case-study examples on applying the tools reinforce the fundamental concepts taught in the beginning of the book.

R&D biochemists & engineers, Process Designers, R&D Managers, Policy makers, Biotechnology Industry Researchers, product managers. Business Development Resources: Firms investing in Green technologies and business. Professionals, academic researchers, professors, and students studying industrial biotechnology Business development professionals in Biotech and Pharmaceutical companies.

Ranjan Patnaik is currently employed in the Central R&D division of DuPont.


Fuels and Fuels-Additives Som Prakash Srivastava, Jenő Hancsōk 978-0-470-90186-1 / 0-470-90186-1 352 pp. Pub: 12/02/13 Chemical Engineering, General Environmental considerations, regulation of emission norms, energy efficiency and new engine technologies during the last 20 years have been responsible for dramatic changes in fuels and additives quality. This book provides the science and technology involved in the production of energy efficient and environmental friendly fuels and the role that fuel additives have in this process.

• Discusses the science and technology involved in the production and application of modern conventional and alternate fuels, and fuel additives.

• Covers the chemical structures and properties of fuels and fuel additives.

• Single source guide on fuels and fuel additives including: Automotive Emissions, fuel quality and specifications, Alternate fuels, Biofuels, Antioxidants, stabilizers and corrosion inhibitors, and Polymeric fuel additives.

• Covers the quality requirements of the fuels including US and EU standards.

• Covers how nanotechnology has been used to develop new fuels and additives.

All those engaged in the manufacture, marketing, research and teaching in the field of fuels including: Chemical Engineers, Materials Scientists, Mechanical Engineers, Process Engineers, Fuel Formulation Chemists, R&D specialists, Automobile Engineers, Chemists, and Environmental Engineers. Fuel Quality Control laboratories in refineries and marketing set up, R&D laboratories, All those engaged in the business of fuels and fuel additives both suppliers, users and OEM.

Dr. S. P. Srivastava is working as a consultant in the fuels and lubricants industry. He has been working in the area for over 40 years and has written four books and over 200 research papers on the subject of Coal, Fuels, Lubricants and Ultrasonics. He holds 24 Indian and US patents. Jenő Hancsōk is currently the head of Department of MOL Hydrocarbon and Coal Processing at the University of Pannonia. He has written 526 scientific papers and presentations, 3 text books, 3 technical books, 1 omnibus book, and 3 monographs. Dr. Hancsok is a member of numerous societies including the Public Board of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA), the ACS, and the Hungarian Chemical Society. In 2004 and 2008 he was awarded the MOL Scientific Award

An Introduction to Bioreactor Hydrodynamics and Gas-Liquid Mass Transfer Enes Kadic, Theodore J. Heindel 978-1-118-10401-9 1-118-10401-3 304 pp. Pub: 07/06/13 Chemical Engineering, General This book reviews and compares the major types of bioreactors used to produce renewable fuels and chemicals, medicines, and proteins, by providing an overview of the hydrodynamics and gas-liquid mass transfer operations in this equipment. These operations are important because they influence the quality and quantity of the desired material produced in the reactor.

• Summarizes the available information for various bioreactors, reviews relevant theories and experimental procedures, and provide a procedure for bioreactor selection.

• Discusses advantages and disadvantages of each bioreactor and provides a procedure for optimal bioreactor selection based on current process needs.

• Includes introductory material for those new to bioreactor applications.

Fluid mechanicians, chemical engineers, mechanical engineers, biological engineers, process engineers, etc. Researchers, professors, and graduate students and application engineers working in the area of gas-liquid transport and mixing.

Enes Kadic works with bioreactors as part of a funded project by Conoca Phillips. He is currently in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University. Theodore J. Heindel is currently the interim Chair in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University and the Bergles Professor of Thermal Science. He directs the Experimental Multiphase Flow Laboratory at ISU. Dr. Heindel's research program has been funded by over 30 projects supported through the NSF, USDA, DOE, and industrial partners. He has published over 55 peer-reviewed papers and over 100 conference papers and technical reports.


Guidelines for non-SIS Independent Protection Layers Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) 978-0-470-34385-2 / 0-470-34385-0 150 pp. Pub: 06/12/12 Chemical Engineering, General The publication provides process automation engineers, process engineers, facility operators, and safety professionals with the appropriate treatment and requirements applicable to equipment design, administrative procedures, or other "credits" that are treated as an independent protection layer from a Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) perspective.

It explains the onion skin model and in particular, how it relates to the use of LOPA and the need for non-safety instrumented independent protection layers. It provides specific guidance on Independent Protection Layers (IPLs) that are not Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS). Using the LOPA methodology, companies typically take credit for risk reductions accomplished through non-SIS alternatives; i.e. administrative procedures, equipment design, etc. It covers issues such as how to ensure the effectiveness and maintain reliability for administrative controls or "inherently safer, passive" concepts.

This book addresses how Human Reliability Analysis, Fault Tree Analysis, Inherent Safety, Audits and Assessments, Maintenance, and Emergency Response relate to LOPA and SIS.

Engineers and managers involved in production and product and process development. Insurers, especially those dealing with catastrophic industrial losses. Librarians and corporate training professionals. University students at the under/graduate levels.


Environmental Chemistry Chemistry for EPA Compliance: Reading and Writing EPA Reports Stephen W. Wuerz 978-0-470-38842-6 / 0-470-38842-0 350 pp. Pub: 26/02/13 Environmental Chemistry Rigorous EPA compliance reports are required of all government and industry sectors, to ensure that a regulated community obeys environmental laws/ regulations. This book assists engineers and technologists to understand and master the chemistry concepts required to complete these reports correctly.

• Explains how to collect, document, and archive information needed in an EPA report.

• Discusses the reasoning behind EPS reporting.

• Includes cross references to good lab practices, certifications and accreditations.

• Includes access to a website that will be updated as requirements are changed or adjusted.

• An indispensable tool to understand the basic requirements for EPA compliance reports.

• Breaks down concepts in chemistry that are mandatory in EPA reporting.

• Includes Sample Reports, Calculations and Case Studies.

Accessible to engineers and technologists with a limited chemical background. Chemical, mechanical, and civil engineers who work for any institution required to file EPA compliance reports: Manufacturers of metals, plastics, glass, Waste and Wastewater Industries and appropriate engineers, Petroleum Industry, Construction, Mining, and Process Industries.

Stephen William Wuerz is Professor of Chemistry at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. He has over 21 years teaching experience at universities and colleges in the US and Canada, and leads workshops in EPA Reporting, Safety, Fire Science/Fire Dynamics, and HazMat training.


Applied Mathematics for Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Mehran Pooladi-Darvish 978-1-119-96515-2 / 1-119-96515-2 336 pp. Pub: 29/03/13 Petrochemistry / Fuel Designed as a bridge between engineering and mathematical courses, this book introduces mathematical methods essential to successfully obtaining solutions for engineering problems. It covers the whole gamut of starting with the physical problem, setting up the appropriate control volume, deriving the differential equations, solving the problem and finally interpreting the results.

The book starts with a review of Relations of Diffusive Flow, e.g. Darcy, Fourier and Fick’s law. Solutions to one- dimensional (1-D) steady state problems that do not require setting up a control volume are offered. In Chapter 2, time dependent processes, which do not require accounting for spatial variation, are modelled. These problems often lead to first order ODE’s. In Chapter 3, the changes with respect to space are included while those with respect to time are ignored. Different engineering problems where steady state solutions are of interest are discussed. Examples include extended surfaces in heat transfer and leak-off from hydraulically fractured wells. The last chapter deals with unsteady state processes where spatial variations are of importance. The methodologies learnt in the previous chapters will be used. Two examples include transient diffusion accompanied by reaction as it occurs in sweetening of sour gases and transient pressure propagation in petroleum reservoirs, i.e. the well-testing problem.

• Numerous examples are solved in a step-by-step fashion throughout the book, including a large number of petroleum engineering problems.

Advanced Undergraduate and Postgraduate Students in Petroleum Engineering and combined Chemical and Petroleum Engineering programs.

Mehran Pooladi-Darvish, Professor, Dept. of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, Canada, has taught an advanced course on this topic to graduate students for 10 years. He received the Departmental Teaching Excellence Award in 2004, the Students Union Teaching Excellence Award and Professor of the Year in 2002, awarded by the University of Calgary

Nanoparticle Exposures in the Workplace Michael J. Ellenbecker, Candace Tsai 978-0-470-46706-0 / 0-470-46706-1 368 pp. Pub: 07/05/13 Chemical/Environmental Health & Safety This book addresses what acceptable levels of exposures to nanoparticles are and identifies best practice to follow and control such exposures. The field of nanotechnology health and safety is growing rapidly, due to the thousands of commercial and medical applications for engineered nanoparticles that are currently available or under development, and there is a strong need for knowledge and guidelines associated with the evaluation and control of engineered nanoparticle exposures.

• Describes methods to evaluate and control worker exposures to engineered nanoparticles.

• Provides guidance for concerned EHS professionals on acceptable levels of exposure to nanoparticles.

• Includes documentation on best practices to be followed by all researchers when working with engineered nanoparticles.

• Describes current knowledge on toxicity of nanoparticles, such as carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, TiO2, and metal nanoparticles.

• Includes a chapter on routes of exposure such as dermal or respiratory.

• Case studies on various nanoparticle exposures are covered and analyzed in this book.

The market includes EHS professionals working with nanoparticles, people working in government agencies and public health organizations, industrial hygienists, safety engineers, nanotechnology researchers, and regulatory agencies.

Michael Ellenbecker, Professor of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, University of Massachusetts Lowell, has published widely on measurement and control of airborne contaminants. He is co-author of the Wiley textbook Ventilation for Control of the Work Environment, 2nd edition. Dr. Candace Tsai - three articles based on her doctoral work, which was completed in February 2008, have already been accepted for publication.


Leading with Safety, 2e Thomas R. Krause, Rebecca Nigel 978-0-470-64210-8 / 0-470-64210-6 288 pp. Pub: 24/01/13 Chemical/Environmental Health & Safety Leading with Safety, 2nd edition provides insights that help the reader more effectively translate the vision of an injury-free workplace into practice. The new edition updates the core concepts of the first book with new data, results, and insights and includes new data showing the results of leadership development work discussed in the first edition.

It defines the practices, tools, and systems essential to creating an injury-free workplace, including the role of employees at each level, special considerations for coaching the senior executive leader, and the two crucial aspects of human performance that every leader needs to know. Ending with inspiring real-world examples or organizations that have put these tools into practice, Leading with Safety is written for any leader who wants to lead with safety toward a more robust, productive and effective organization.

• Discussions of new industries and issues, including applications to improve patient safety in healthcare, injury prevention in public transportation, and fatality prevention.

• Updated and new case studies of organizations using this approach, including application in a complex, multinational, multi-billion dollar construction project.

• Provides actionable steps for leaders who wish to create an injury-free organization and promote safety within their organizations.

• Helps managers and employees understand how behavioral-based safety can reduce injuries and improve employee morale.

• Clarifies misconceptions, misunderstandings and misuses of behavior-based safety.

Operations managers, Professionals in the fields of safety, training, organization development, Federal program managers, Safety directors and managers, Training directors, and Industrial Hygienists. Students.

Dr. Thomas R. Krause, is Chairman of the Board and cofounder of Behavioral Science Technology, Inc. (BST), an international performance solutions company based in Ojai, California.

Fuel and Combustion Systems Safety 2e: What you don't know can kill you! John R. Puskar 978-0-470-53360-4 / 0-470-53360-9 256 pp. Pub: 22/04/13 Chemical/Environmental Health & Safety This book explains the basics of combustion systems in a comprehensive yet simple manner. It also provides a discussion of testing of various components that can become the basis of routine testing procedures.

There are code books and there is manufacturer literature but prior to this book nothing brings it all together and explains the basics in a comprehensive yet simple manner. If you own or operate any kind of boiler, oven, furnace, or large heating equipment you need to read this book and understand the issues. Topics included in the book include case studies of explosions through the years, top combustion systems hazards, and hazard recognition and abatement issues. The book also provides an introduction to combustion and combustion equipment followed by fuel trains and safety systems.

• Provides an understanding of safety considerations in an industrial combustion system.

• Includes chapters discussing testing of various components that can be used as the basis of a routine testing procedures.

• Fill a gap that exists between the highly technical texts that exist and the basic concepts book on the market.

• Includes case studies of explosions through the years.

• Advances the cause of fuel and combustion system safety for those who are not involved in the field on a day to day basis.

Safety engineers, Environmental H&S management professionals, maintenance managers, boiler operators & supervisors, plant managers, technicians and engineers.

John R. Puskar, Founder of CEC Combustion Services Group in Cleveland, Ohio, is a member of 3 US safety code committees related to combustion equipment, ASME CSD-1, NFPA 85 Combustion Hazards Group, and NFPA 86 Standards for Ovens and Furnaces. His firm is the largest combustion equipment testing company in the world. The firm has tested over 10,000 fuel trains. He has authored numerous papers and has presented at over 30 technical conferences and symposiums.


Steps to Safety Culture Excellence T. Mathis 978-1-118-09848-6 1-118-09848-X 256 pp. Pub: 21/05/13 Chemical/Environmental Health & Safety This book teaches methods for improving a company's safety culture and allows readers to effectively assess, transform, sustain, and integrate behavioral safety precepts as part of their company's continuous improvement efforts. The methods described in this book produce rapid results that can be built upon, expanded and sustained in the real world.

• Includes steps for creating a continuous-improvement model to maintain a sustainable safety culture.

• Covers the Impact of Multi-National Sites such as cultures and sub-cultures of multinational organizations that need to take into consideration the culture of the country as well as the desired culture of the safety efforts.

• Provides steps for shaping a company culture such as defining goals, creating the vision, creating the structure, changing from within, cultural resistance to change, and the formula for change.

• Includes steps that management can follow to improve the company culture and allow it to grow to excellence.

Corporate leaders with responsibility for safety and/or strategic advantage, safety managers, safety professionals, safety consultants, and regional and site managers with responsibilities for safety. Professors and Students taking courses in Industrial Safety, Safety Management, Organisational Design or Organisational Psychology.

Terry L. Mathis, CEO and Founder of ProAct Safety, previously held the position of Director of Training for Coca-Cola, where he developed several new innovative approaches to safety. He is a veteran of over 1500 safety improvement projects in 43 countries and 21 languages. He is a frequent speaker at ASSE, NSC, and numerous company and industry conferences. He is a professional member of ASSE and NSC. Shawn M. Galloway, President and COO of ProAct Safety, an international safety excellence firm. As a safety coach, motivational speaker and expert advisor and strategist, he has assisted hundreds of international organizations to achieve and sustain excellence in safety, culture, and operational performance.

Likelihood that a Released Flammable Mass will Ignite CCPS 978-1-118-23053-4 / 1-118-23053-1 224 pp. Pub: 24/01/13 Chemical/Environmental Health & Safety This book and the associated estimating "tool" provide the information as well as theoretical approaches to estimate the likelihood that the released flammable mass will not only find an ignition source, but will actually ignite.

• Provides a technology based approach to deriving the probability that a flammable mass will find an ignition source and ignite.

• Included estimating tool spreadsheet based on a fixed set of chemicals to assist in all siting studies.

• Provides valuable information in the development of a facility's Emergency Response Plan and may be of significant interest to insurers and those insured.

• Converts a "best guess" to a calculated value based on available information and current technology.

Process Safety professionals in all areas from government to academia to manufacturing; Design engineers as well as risk engineers; Insurers, especially those dealing with catastrophic loss potentials; Municipal and regional fire inspectors and zoning commissions. Engineers and designers responsible for facility layout and those making decisions regarding location of new buildings, relocation of existing buildings, and/or the location of temporary buildings all relative to the location of flammable materials



Wellness and Health Education for Environmental, Health, and Safety Practitioners Jonathan Klane 978-0-470-76819-8 / 0-470-76819-3 320 pp. Pub: 07/05/13 Chemical/Environmental Health & Safety This book explains the benefits of merging a company's wellness program with its Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) program. It details how to do so and gives many case studies and examples that demonstrate others' success in doing so. The book also gives an overview of the behavior change process including what does and does not work.

Discusses several companies and organizations and how they have achieved success, saved money, and/or made in-roads by merging their wellness and Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) programs. Each case details how and where exactly they integrated the two programs and what the benefits and returns are.

• Covers key components of wellness such as: management support, nutrition, activity level/exercise, maternal wellness, and older workers health.

• Covers both research and theory and the practical applications of integrating wellness and OHS programs including areas where it makes perfect sense to integrate.

• Lists 28 sets of OHS and matching wellness principles that can be used to help workers lead healthier and safer live.

The audience for this book includes safety, health, and environmental professionals in a variety of organizations. OHS/EHS, Industrial Hygienists, Wellness, and Safety professionals/management. CEO's, HR personnel, Nurses.

Jonathan Klane has over 22 years of health and safety consulting. He owns and operates Klane's Education Information Training Hub, and directs all health and safety training. He is a frequent conference and is often called upon to work in-plant resolving health and safety issues and providing risk communication. He has trained thousands of workers in OSHA-related issues over the last 20 years. He was worked in numerous industries including semi-conductor, pulp and paper, manufacturing, chemical handling, jet engine manufacturing, and construction. He is a Faculty Member at Thomas College in Waterville, Maine teaching several Graduate level courses.

Personal Protective Equipment for Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Hazards: Design, Evaluation, and Selection Eva F. Dickson 978-0-470-16558-4 / 0-470-16558-8 304 pp. Pub: 23/11/12 Chemical/Environmental Health & Safety Personal protective equipment (PPE) is critical for those dealing with toxic / infectious / radioactive materials. This book describes: the physics, chemistry, and physiology of chemical, biological, and radioactive hazards; the ways PPE protects from these hazards; and how to use this information to select PPE.

• Gives a fresh look at how PPE is designed, selected, and used in today's emergency response environment.

• Describes: the physics, chemistry, and physiology of chemical, biological, and radioactive hazards; the ways PPE protects from these hazards; and how to use this information to select PPE.

• Uses a basic level of writing, with little math, so as to be accessible to all users in relevant PPE fields, with supplemental information for the more technical reader.

• Includes chapters on types of hazards and exposure routes - airborne, dermal, particulates, radioactive.

• Explains the design and components of PPE (respirators, hoods, gloves, boots) along with the measurement standards used to evaluate them.

Individuals and organizations with exposure. Designers of PPE and components in R&D in a government and military, academic, or industrial environment. Regulators and standards agencies. Industrial hygienists and environmental H&S professionals.

Eva Dickson is an Associate Professor and Defense Scientist at the Royal Military College of Canada, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. She has 25 years of experience with health and protection areas and 15 years researching personal protective equipment systems and materials. Dr. Dickson is the author of over 40 journal articles and 20 conference proceedings.


Nanocrystalline Cellulose: Properties, Production and Applications Wadood Hamad 978-1-119-96816-0 / 1-119-96816-X 268 pp. Pub: 08/02/13 Sustainable Chemistry & Green Chemistry This is the first book-length publication dedicated to nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) and the development of advanced NCC materials for industrial and medical applications. The contents provide unique information on the physics, chemistry, biology and technology of NCC and NCC-based advanced materials, in addition to detailed coverage of the engineering aspects, addressing the challenges involved in nanomanufacturing on a large industrial scale.

• A detailed treatment of the structure, morphology and synthesis of NCC.

• The science and engineering of producing NCC and how surface/interface modifications of NCC could lead to developing novel biomaterials with attractive structural and functional properties.

• The scientific bases for developing NCC-based nanomaterials with advanced functionalities for industrial/medical applications.

• A detailed coverage of the eco-efficient engineering processes and technical modifications required for the potential manufacture of these functional bionanomaterials for applications such as packaging and utilization in heavy industries (e.g., automotives).

Researchers, scientists, industrialists and students.

Wadood Hamad is Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia and also Principal Scientist at FPInnovations (formerly Paprican), once of the leading companies exploring the industrial manufacturing and applications of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC). He has been responsible for key developments around NCC synthesis and manufacturing, and is principally responsible for the commercial viability of NCC; a commercial plant is currently being built in Canada by FPInnovations and production of NCC will commence in January 2012. In 2005, Professor Hamad was instrumental in developing a roadmap for NCC extraction and NCC-based product development, which subsequently became the essence of a white paper to transform the forestry industry in Canada, and initiated a strong partnership between FPInnovations and the federal and provincial governments.

The Chemistry of Dimethyl Carbonate and its Derivatives Pietro Tundo 978-1-118-00005-2 / 1-118-00005-6 350 pp. Pub: 15/02/13 Sustainable Chemistry & Green Chemistry Dimethyl carbonate (DMC) represents a major success story for green chemistry and owing to its current and potential applications is a subject of growing academic and industrial interest.

• The book focuses on the chemistry of DMC in a simple, easy, and accessible way suitable for students interested in green chemistry, as well as professors and researchers in the field.

• As a chemical product DMC has a growing market, so information about it has a growing target group.

• The author, Professor Pietro Tundo is an internationally renowned researcher in the field of green and sustainable chemistry and a world leading authority on the chemistry of DMC.

Educators and advanced undergraduate chemistry and chemical engineering students interested in green chemistry, catalysis or clean organic synthesis. Research chemists in industry and academia, chemical engineers interested in green chemistry and its industrial applications.

Pietro Tundo is full professor of organic chemistry at Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy. His scientific interests are in the field of organic synthesis in continuous flow, selective methylations with low environmental impact, chemical detoxification of contaminants, phase-transfer catalysis and more. Dr. Tundo is author of about 260 scientific publications and 30 patents. He is the sole author of the book "Continuous flow methods in organic synthesis" E. Horwood Pub., Chichester, UK, 1991, and editor of about 15 books.


Green Energy from Solid Waste: A Practical Guide Ramanathan Somasundaram 978-1-118-02870-4 / 1-118-02870-8 350 pp. Pub: 21/01/13 Sustainable Chemistry & Green Chemistry This book provides a clear understanding of all of the available technologies in a waste-to-energy plant. It provides many technical aspects in the success of a waste-to-energy plant including the quantity, quality, treatment process, operation, and maintenance of machines and equipment.

• Covers selection criteria in both developed and developing nations.

• Includes case studies of waste to energy plants all over the world, presented along with their respective chapters, for example in the technologies chapter, each technology is discussed with a case study.

• Details every step right from waste generation, characterization, technology selection, project implementation, risk assessment, funding, and the relationship between climate change and waste.

• Provides many practical illustrations and examples.

• Saves time and money by providing information for the proper selection of treatment technology.

Professional working in the field, both of waste management; Waste management engineers, Environmental Engineers, Chemical Engineers, Civil Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Environmental Chemists and Regulators consultants and contractors form part of private agencies; Post graduate and research students interested in solid waste management.

Ramanathan Somasundaram, a Chevening Scholar did his scholarship in Environmental Management and Sustainable Development at University of Wales. He has over 11 years of professional experience in various infrastructure and environmental projects, especially waste to energy projects. He carried out a single member mission to evaluate the performance of waste to energy plants in India sponsored by UNDP and was responsible for preparation of National Master Plan for Development of Waste to Energy in India. He was a member of the Steering Committee, appointed by Government of India, to implement Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Projects in India under the Kyoto Protocol.

Sustainable Catalysis: Challenges and Practices for the Pharmaceutical and Fine Chemical Industries King Kuok (Mimi) Hii, Peter Dunn, Michael J. Krische, Michael T. Williams 978-1-118-15542-4 / 1-118-15542-4 320 pp. Pub: 23/04/13 Sustainable Chemistry & Green Chemistry Covering key areas that are particularly important for the fine chemical and pharmaceutical industries, this book highlights current challenges and encourages greater research into green organic synthesis and catalytic methodology. It uniquely unites academic and industrial contributors for a balanced coverage of current innovations from academia and case studies from industry practice.

• Provides valuable insights into a catalytic methodology, from its fundamental concepts to eventual application, by expert practitioners.

• Offers a reference for applying key reactions in sustainable catalysis and a guiding vision to future directions.

• Helps chemists improve synthetic procedures and inspires planning of more efficient methods.

Organic and process chemists in industry and academia. Fine chemicals, flavors and fragrances, and pharmaceutical industries. Academic researchers who can apply their technology to industry manufacture. Advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in Catalytic / Green / Industrial chemistry.

King Kuok (Mimi) Hii is a Reader in the Department of Chemistry at Imperial College London and a member of the Applied Catalysis Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Peter Dunn is Global Green Chemistry lead for Pfizer. During his time at Pfizer, Dr. Dunn was the inventor of commercial processes to make several medicines including ViagraTM, EmselexTM, RevatioTM and Sampatrilat. Michael Krische is the Director of the Center for Green Chemistry and Catalysis and Robert A. Welch Chair in Science at the University of Texas Austin. He has been the recipient of many awards, including the Tetrahedron Young Investigator Award (2009), Humboldt, Presidential Green Chemistry Award (2007), and ACS Elias J. Corey Award (2007). Michael Williams is an independent consultant. He worked at Pfizer for 25 years and played a significant role in the development and commercialization of many agents including ZoloftTM, ViagraTM, and RelpaxTM.


Drinking Water Regulation and Health, 2e Frederick Pontius 978-0-470-54780-9 / 0-470-54780-4 600 pp. Pub: 12/04/13 Water Chemistry Drinking Water Regulation and Health, 2nd Edition provides a one-stop resource on current water regulatory climate. The new expanded and revised edition includes new regulations and expands the topics to include more compliance related materials. While the first edition covered only US Drinking Water standards, the new edition covers International Drinking Water Standards.

• Presented in a new expanded format the book covers new regulations such as Disinfection Byproduct Regulations, Regulation of Microbial Contaminants, Regulation of Organic Contaminants, and Surface Waters.

• Covers relevant topics such as wastewater protection, water treatment, sensitive populations, and working with diverse stakeholders.

• Provides instructions on how water utilities can stay in regulatory compliance, and explanations of how to satisfy consumer expectations.

• Updates the previous edition by expanding on topics covered in the first edition including more compliance related materials.

• Includes a new chapter and appendices on International Drinking Water Standards.

The book is intended for professionals in the field of drinking water, water treatment, water resources, and environmental science, and environmental engineering. By expanding the book to include more compliance related materials, it will also be of interest to water treatment operators.

Frederick W. Pontius is the President of Pontius Water Consultants, Inc., and provides drinking water-related professional engineering services to water utilities, consultants, industry, businesses, and regulatory agencies. He has over twenty years of experience in public water supply, has authored the Safe Drinking Water Act Advisor treatise on drinking water rules, and is a frequent speaker on drinking water regulation, compliance, and health.

Water-Quality Engineering in Natural Systems: Fate and Transport Processes in the Water Environment, 2e David A. Chin 978-1-118-07860-0 / 1-118-07860-8 528 pp. Pub: 04/01/13 Water Chemistry This book details the fundamental and the practical applications for fate and transport of contaminants in the environment by stressing system design, environmental impact, and regulatory constraints. The 2nd edition updates the material in the first edition and includes new topics on nutrient and pathogen models in streams.

• New topics include: nutrient and pathogen models in streams, and much more coverage of methods to calculate calculating total maximum daily loads (TMDLs).

• Topics from the first edition are updated with current knowledge in the field.

• Includes numerous practical examples and end of chapter problems, as well as a solutions manual containing the solutions to all end-of-chapter problems.

• Details fundamental equations that describe the fate and transport of contaminants in the environment as well as covering all major natural water systems in one source.

• Covers practical applications such as: engineering design of systems that discharge contaminants into the environment and the relationship between system design, environmental impact, and regulatory constraints.

Environmental, consulting, chemical engineers and scientists in the environmental field. Environmental regulators. Senior undergraduate and graduate courses in environmental engineering.

David A. Chin, Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural, & Environmental Engineering, University of Miami, is a licensed Professional Engineer, a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, a Diplomate of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers, and a member of: American Water Works Association, Water Environment Federation, American Geophysical Union, and the American Society for Engineering Education. He has written several articles and is a reviewer for numerous scientific journals as well as authoring the Wiley book Water-Quality Engineering in Natural Systems.


Implementing Renewable Energy: A Rules of Thumb Approach for Scientists, Engineers, and Policy Makers W. Hoffmann 978-1-118-23790-8 / 1-118-23790-0 200 pp. Pub: 19/10/12 Wind & Solar Energy Based on the author's 30 years+ industrial experience, this book gives a set of assumptions by extrapolating known technology developments and shows that 100% coverage by renewable technology of the global energy needs is much more probable than previously argued.

It gives the reader an easy to understand guide. Basic facts using "rule of thumb" and "order-of-magnitude" considerations underpin the author's argument. The book shows how energy efficiency technologies will be able to drastically reduce the energy consumption for the same quality of life. It demonstrates that traditional energy technologies are not able to sustainably support the future energy requirements of a growing world population because of limited resources and increasing prices.

The most relevant renewable energy technologies are discussed. Solar photovoltaic, solar thermal concentrators, solar thermal wind, as well as biomass and biofuels, hydro, geothermal, wave and tidal technologies are debated. The conclusion of this unique book shows how and why the renewable technologies will be cost competitive and even superior to the traditional technologies in the mid-term. Policy makers in the energy sector and renewable energy in particular. Business managers and investors in the renewable energy industry. Materials Scientists and engineers in photovoltaics and other renewable energy technologies such as geothermal and wind.

Dr. Winfried Hoffmann is currently Vice President of the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) and member of the Scientific Board of the Fraunhofer institute for solar energy (FhG-ISE) and member of the Supervisory Board of the institute for solar energy research in Hameln (ISFH) as well as of the Helmholtz Centre Berlin.

Physical Chemistry Heterogeneous Electrode Processes and Localized Corrosion Yongjun Mike Tan, R. Winston Revie 978-0-470-64795-0 / 0-470-64795-7 272 pp. Pub: 04/01/13 Electrochemistry This is the first book that covers the electrochemical basis of localized corrosion of various metals and metal coatings. Most books cover corrosion that affect the entire metal or a metal coating.

It provides the origins and forms of localized corrosion of passive metals including different forms of localized corrosion in various environments, research progresses in localized corrosion, corrosion monitoring techniques, and corrosion prevention technologies.

• Covers engineering aspects of localized corrosion in industry processes and includes many case studies.

• Covers methods used to determine how localized corrosion rates can be calculated quantitatively and quickly.

• Describes experimental methods used to study electrode inhomogeneity and electrochemical heterogeneity along with their advantages and limitations.

• Focuses on recent research using the wire beam electrode (WBE) method and its applications in measuring, characterizing, and evaluating surface inhomogeneity and localized corrosion.

Scientists and technicians in the areas of chemistry, electrochemical science, materials science, and corrosion science. Engineers and R&D managers in the areas of corrosion prevention, fuel cells, batteries, electroplating, electrowinning, electromachining and hydrometallurgy. Instrument developers. Professors, graduate/students.

Dr Tan has worked consistently in the fields of Corrosion and Electrochemistry for more than 25 years. His work spanned the range from academic teaching and research to industry consultancy and commercialization. Currently he is a senior lecturer in the department of Applied Chemistry at Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia. Dr. Tan has contributed to over 100 publications.


Multiconfigurational Quantum Chemistry Bjorn Roos, Roland Lindh, Per Ake Malmqvist, Valera Veryazov, Per-Olof Widmark 978-0-470-63346-5 / 0-470-63346-8 300 pp. Pub: 28/03/13 Physical Chemistry The first monograph to aid in the understanding of multiconfigurational quantum chemistry, a wavefunction-based method of characterizing atomic states and structures that has an impact on studies of atoms in chemical and biochemical systems. Accessible to any reader with a background in quantum mechanics and quantum chemistry, it ultimately provides an alternative method useful for atomic studies in areas such as photochemistry and heavy element chemistry.

• Contains illustrative examples showing how these methods can be used in various areas of chemistry, such as chemical reactions in ground and excited states, transition metal and other heavy element systems.

• Offers an alternative, wavefunction-based approach to density functional theory, which dominates computational quantum chemistry today.

• Describes the drawbacks and limitations of DFT and coupled-cluster based methods, which dominate computational quantum chemistry today, by offering an an alternative, wavefunction-based method that is more suitable for smaller molecules and which is more appropriate in applications such as photochemistry and heavy element chemistry, for example.

Students and researchers in computational chemistry, quantum chemistry, photochemistry, physics, and inorganic chemistry.

Bjorn O. Roos, Professor Emeritus, Lund University, is a former board member of the Swedish National Research Foundation, a member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences, the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Sciences, and is on the advisory editorial board for Chemical Physics Letter, Molecular Physics, International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, and Chemical Physics Physical Chemistry. He is the author of approximately 300 peer-reviewed articles in international journals, various book chapters, and is editor and co-author of text books for the European Summer School in Quantum Chemistry.

Statistical Thermodynamics: Basics and Applications to Chemical Systems Iwao Teraoka 978-1-118-30511-9 / 1-118-30511-6 350 pp. Pub: 22/04/13 Physical Chemistry Written to introduce readers to molecular descriptions of thermodynamics, chemical systems, and biomolecules, Statistical Thermodynamics discusses the aspects of statistical thermodynamics of most use and interest to chemistry students. Topics include: probability; energy and interactions; statistical mechanics; harmonic oscillators; ideal gas; imperfect gas; heat capacities of gas; rubber elasticity; conformation of polymers; surface adsorption; law of mass action; Ising model; and more. Rich with illustrations and tables to illuminate rather difficult concepts, the text equips students with the ability to apply the method to their own systems.

• Focuses on applications of statistical mechanics to chemistry, biochemistry, and biology.

• Equips students with the ability to apply the method to their own systems, as today's research is microscopic and molecular and articles are written in that language.

• Provides ample illustrations and tables to describe rather difficult concepts.

• Makes use of plots (charts) to help students understand the mathematics necessary for the contents.

• Includes practice problems and answers.

Undergraduate and graduate students studying chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, and other related programs.

Iwao Teraoka is a professor of chemistry at Polytechnic Institute of NYU. Along with authoring Polymer Solutions: An Introduction to Physical Properties (Wiley), he is also the author of more than 90 original papers and 6 book chapters. With training in physics, Professor Teraoka has taught a graduate course of statistical thermodynamics for more than 15 years. His current research areas include photonic sensors and liquid chromatography, but in early years he worked on physical chemistry of polymer solutions. He is a recipient of 1994 NSF Young Investigator Award.


A Matter of Density: Exploring the Electron Density Concept in the Chemical, Biological, and Materials Sciences N. Sukumar 978-0-470-76900-3 / 0-470-76900-9 340 pp. Pub: 16/11/12 Quantum Chemistry Addressing the subject of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, this book describes the development of the concept of electron density from its inception, then ties it its present theories and computational methods.

• Presents a conceptual treatment of electron density with equal emphasis on computational and philosophical questions in a coherent and logically connected manner.

• Discusses the probabilities in statistical physics and the origins of quantum mechanics, quantum entanglement, exchange, density functional theory, Bader's theory of atoms in molecules, open systems and the theory of insulators.

• Presents the historical development of the electron density concept and statistical origins of the quantum theory.

Quantum and computational chemists, physical chemists, physicists, computational materials scientists, researchers in biology and biochemistry.

N. Sukumar is a theoretical and computational chemist and is an Associate Research Professor at Rensselaer Exploratory Center for Cheminformatics Research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He has a Ph.D. in chemistry from Stony Brook and has taught and researched in India and Germany, lectured at conferences throughout the world, and authored numerous review articles, research papers and book chapters. His research is in computational chemistry, cheminformatics, QSAR and drug design, with over 20 years of research experience in the field. Most recently he has been involved in the development of novel molecular and biomolecular descriptors, capturing molecular electronic and shape information, as well as in the design and development of in silico virtual high throughput screening software for drug discovery and material science applications.

Atomic-Level Simulations of Energetic Materials: Methods and Applications Thomas D. Sewell 978-0-470-29084-2 / 0-470-29084-6 350 pp. Pub: 28/03/13 Theory, Modeling & Simulation Covers the state-of-the-art simulation techniques available for the study and design of energetic materials (used in the creation of explosives and propellants).

Considerable effort has been expended over the last few years to develop the means to predict the properties and behaviour of energetic materials. While most approaches are qualitative, and typically based on correlation “structure-property” analyses between the chemical formula and some measure of sensitivity, it has become increasingly possible in recent years to use computational chemistry and materials science to make useful predictions about the chemical and physical properties of the constituents in an energetic material formulation.

This book provides a detailed presentation and analysis of the simulation methods most commonly employed, along with a critical assessment of the current state of the field. Emphasis is placed on how to best take the results from atomic-level simulations and incorporate them in larger-scale simulation approaches, a necessary step in order to yield practically useful predictions for macroscopic materials.

• Gives special attention throughout the book to making clear connections between theory, simulation, and experiment.

• Places an emphasis on how to best take the results obtained from atomic-level simulations and incorporate them into larger-scale approaches in order to yield practically useful predictions.

• Discusses how to assess the accuracy and precision of simulation results.

Graduate students and researchers in the following areas: energetic materials, explosives, propellants, pyrotechnics, computational and theoretical chemistry, solid-state physics and chemistry.

Thomas D. Sewell is a Technical Staff Member in the High Explosives and Organic Materials Group at Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, NM.


General & Introductory Chemistry How to Protect Your Invention: A Guide to Patents for Scientists and Engineers J. P. Kennedy 978-1-118-36937-1 / 1-118-36937-8 210 pp. Pub: 05/10/12 General & Introductory Chemistry Provides an easy-to-read, jargon-free overview of the patent application process for scientists and engineers, updated with the most recent changes to U.S. patent law that were made in Fall 2011.

• Author is an academic scientist who has over 100 issued US patents, some of them generating billions of dollars of revenue.

• Written in clear, non-technical language, this book will be easily accessible to students just starting to apply for patents.

• The most up-to-date reference in the field, applicable to all scientists and engineers.

• Up-to-date reference, addressing sweeping changes to patent law approved by President Obama in September 2011.

Researchers and graduate students in the sciences and engineering; young professionals and postdocs who are about to enter industry and have little experience in intellectual property matters.

Joseph P. Kennedy, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, University of Akron's Institute of Polymer Science, has authored four books, over 700 publications, and is the inventor of 104 issued patents, which have generated billions of dollars’ worth of revenue. Wayne H. Watkins joined The University of Akron in 2000 as the Director of the Fitzgerald Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, and as the Associate Vice President for Research. Mr. Watkins has a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, a Masters of Business Administration degree and a Juris Doctorate degree in law. He is a practicing attorney and has particular experience in technology based business development, business incubation, and intellectual property management. Mr. Watkins is an owner and principal of Frontier Scientific Inc., a specialty chemical developer and manufacturer for the research community.

Patent Strategy for Researchers and Research Managers, 3e H. Jackson Knight 978-0-470-05774-2 / 0-470-05774-2 248 pp. Pub: 04/01/13 Intellectual Property, Licensing As individuals and companies realize the importance of their inventions, issues surrounding patent laws and practices are taking center stage around the world. Patent Strategy introduces researchers to patent applications and patent portfolios. With minimum use of ‘legal jargon’ it provides the technical professional with the assistance and advice they require to understand the legal complexities that they may encounter before and during a patent application. It also discusses the responsibilities of the researcher after patent applications have been filed and the role the researcher can play in the maintenance of a global patent estate.

This updated edition of the best-selling book has been expanded to keep pace with modern day movements and addresses the global issue surrounding intellectual property. Including new information on areas such as software and biotechnology it shows the techniques that can be used by individuals and academic inventors to protect their work and is the ideal reference source.

• Details the reasons behind patents, their importance and relevance to all researchers and the strategy needed for filing for a patent.

• Focuses on the strategy and reasons rather than just being a textbook of patent law.

• Adopts a readable style that explains the basics right up to developing a strategy.

Aimed at the technical professional to introduce them to strategic thinking as applied to patent applications and patent portfolios, as well as introducing IP concepts to researchers in all areas of science and technology.

H. Jackson Knight, Patent Associate, EI DuPont de Nemours & Company, Inc., has experience in many different phases of technology development, including process engineering and operation, R&D, and applications research. He has been working in patent matters for over 20 years and is registered to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office.


Industrial Chemistry Process Intensification for Green Chemistry Kamelia Boodhoo, Adam Harvey 978-0-470-97267-0 / 0-470-97267-X 424 pp. Pub: 04/01/13 Industrial Chemistry The only process intensification book written from the perspective of green chemistry, covering the range of intensified technologies which have been researched and developed in recent years.

This book covers the range of intensified technologies which have been researched and developed in recent years with emphasis on their application to green chemical processes. The focus is on intensified reactor technologies such as the spinning disc reactor, microreactor and oscillatory baffled reactor, which give enhanced performance in terms of product yield and selectivity with minimal solvent usage in comparison to traditional stirred tank reactors when applied to heterogeneous catalytic reactions. The book also presents technologies which have been used to intensify the product separation step.

The book begins with an introduction to process intensification and the principles of green chemistry, followed by coverage of intensified reactors, hybrid reaction/separation technologies and intensified separation technologies. It concludes with chapters on the industry relevance and impact of process intensification, addressing the economics and environmental impacts of process intensification, and opportunities for energy saving in the chemical and processing industries. This book provides an overview of the latest developments in reaction and separation technology which have been made on the basis of process intensification principles, with specific emphasis on achieving green chemistry.

Dr Kamelia Boodhoo has been involved in designing and delivering a specialist module on Process Intensification targeted at final year MEng students and MSc students at Newcastle University. For the last two years, she has also been a guest lecturer on the MSc in Green Chemistry and Sustainable Industrial Technology programme at the University of York, teaching “Improved Reactor Designs through Process intensification”. Dr Adam Harvey, Newcastle University, UK is an active member of the Process Intensification Group at Newcastle. He is a member of the steering committee of the international research network "Process Intensification Network" and co-author of Process Intensification (2008).

Inkjet Technology for Digital Fabrication Ian Hutchings 978-0-470-68198-5 / 0-470-68198-5 392 pp. Pub: 14/12/12 Industrial Chemistry First book in our Wiley portfolio to provide a comprehensive overview on the use of inkjet printing for digital fabrication.

Despite the amount of money that has been spent on inkjet research, there is still a lot we don't know about the underlying science of inkjet technology. The development of inkjet digital fabrication involves a wide range of disciplines from chemistry, physics and engineering to electronics and software. This book provides a comprehensive overview on the use of inkjet printing for digital fabrication, with contributions from academic researchers and leading names in industry. Opening chapters cover the essential theory and principles involved in inkjet printing, and later chapters address current practice and problems.

• Fills a need for an up-to-date book covering recent research in inkjet developments.

• Includes contributions from academic researchers and leading industry names, e.g. Philips, Seiko Epson.

• Brings together in one volume the essential theory of inkjet technology, and practical information on industrial applications and problem-solving.

Billions of US$ have been spent on research into inkjet technology, yet the science is still poorly understood.

Relevant to academic researchers in inkjet technology from disciplines such as chemistry, physics, engineering, materials science and electronics, and technical development engineers and managers in industry. Academic researchers in inkjet technology and inkjet system development, from disciplines such as chemistry, physics, engineering, materials science and electronics. Technical development engineers and managers in industry.

Ian Hutchings is Professor of Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Cambridge. He is also Principal Investigator for the EPSRC and industry-funded project on Next Generation Inkjet Technology: A major UK collaborative initiative. Dr Graham Martin is currently Director for the Inkjet Research Centre at Cambridge University, and prior to this he spent many years in the inkjet industry.


Green Chemistry for a Sustainable Future Paul T. Anastas, Istvan T. Horvath 978-0-470-50351-5 / 0-470-50351-3 350 pp. Pub: 22/11/12 Industrial Chemistry The first textbook on Green Chemistry by two leaders in the field: Paul Anastas, who is considered the father of the field and Istvan Horvath an internationally respected scientist and a figure of considerable importance in green chemistry in Europe and beyond.

The book presents the most important concepts and tools of green chemistry that can be used to make future products, processes, and technologies sustainable. The context of green chemistry within scientific discovery and global impact is addressed in order to provide understanding and appreciation of the student to relevant history and background from which green chemistry developed. The principles and concepts of green chemistry are then presented utilizing a framework that has been successfully implemented by the authors in classes, seminars, symposia and workshops in countries around the world. Following the thorough presentation of the theoretical basis of green chemistry, there is a series of chapters covering the application of the concepts to various topical areas including catalysis, synthesis, and energy generation. The topical chapters include extensive examples of green chemistry design, discovery, and implementation.

• The book can be used in a course on green chemistry or to add green chemistry perspective to the basic concepts in an existing core curriculum in chemistry.

• Ancillary Material Instructor's manual, solutions manual, test questions, Power Point presentations for all chapters, and videos demonstrating some of the fundamentals and the applications. Separate CDs for instructors and students.

The target audiences for this book include higher level undergraduate and graduate students in the molecular sciences and professional scientists wishing to increase their knowledge on the subject area.

Dr. Paul Anastas is the director of the Center for Green Chemistry & Green Engineering at Yale University, as well as a Professor in the chemistry department and the school of forestry and environmental studies at Yale University, New Haven CT. Dr. Istvan T. Horvath is a professor of chemistry and Vice Director for Science at the Institute of Chemistry, Eötvös University, Budapest, Hungary.

CBRN and Hazmat Incidents at Major Public Events: Planning and Response D. J. Kaszeta 978-1-118-28819-1 / 1-118-28819-X 300 pp. Pub: 21/05/13 Emergency Management Bringing a unique perspective and experience by the author, this book covers all of the necessary steps for preparing for any Chemical/Biological/Radilogical/Nuclear (CBRN) or Hazmat incidents at high visibility events. The plans, tactics, techniques, and procedures found in this book provide a method for responding to any potential hazard before they occur.

• Includes general planning and preparedness procedures such as planning considerations at the early stages, developing a response network, and building an assessment scheme.

• Describes the planning and preparedness procedures for different providers (i.e. Medical, Fire, Police, Military, Laboratory / Scientific, and VIP Protection).

• Includes 14 specific scenarios of High Visibility Events and the methods used in them.

Operators and planners in multiple disciplines responsible for planning and response for large events, i.e. middle and upper management in emergency planning, fire service, police/security agencies, EMS, Emergency Management, Military, emergency medicine, public health, and military agencies that support civil authorities. Private sector security providers, managers of large venues, universities, responder-level and support personnel in agencies listed in paragraph above. State and local government officials. Trainers and instructors in these areas. Hospital staff.

Dan Kaszeta is the founder and managing director of Strongpoint Security Limited. He has 20 years of experience in CBRN response, security, antiterrorism, and Hazmat, including 12 years’ experience in CBRN issues at the White House in Washington, DC. In his career he has trained over 1,000 people, from 18 year old soldiers to US Cabinet Secretaries and has developed training courses that varied in length from 10 minutes to two weeks. In 2008 he moved to the UK and worked for Smiths Detection for several years as a business manager for the CBRN detection market in Europe giving him unique expertise.


Battery Systems Engineering Christopher D. Rahn, Chao-Yang Wang 978-1-119-97950-0 / 1-119-97950-1 288 pp. Pub: 18/01/13 Electrochemistry Focusing on the interdisciplinary area of battery systems engineering, this book provides the background, models, solution techniques, and systems theory that are necessary for the development of advanced battery management systems. It covers the topic from the perspective of basic electrochemistry as well as systems engineering topics and provides a basis for battery modelling for system engineering of electric and hybrid electric vehicle platforms.

This original approach gives a useful overview for systems engineers in chemical, mechanical, electrical, or aerospace engineering who are interested in learning more about batteries and how to use them effectively. Chemists, material scientists, and mathematical modellers can also benefit from this book by learning how their expertise affects battery management.

• Approaches a topic which has experienced phenomenal growth in recent years.

• Topics covered include: Electrochemistry; Governing Equations; Discretization Methods; System Response and Battery Management Systems.

• Include tables, illustrations, photographs, graphs, worked examples, homework problems, and references, to thoroughly illustrate key material.

Ideal for engineers working in the mechanical, electrical, and chemical fields as well as graduate students in these areas.

Christopher D. Rahn, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Dept of Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, Pennsylvania State University. Prior to taking this role in 2002 he held posts at Clemson University after completing his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at University of California, Berkeley. Before this, he worked as a Research and Development Engineer at Ford Aerospace Corporation. He has published broadly in international journals as well as writing a book in 2001. Professor Wang is Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering as well as Director of the Electrochemical Engine Center (ECEC) at The Pennsylvania State University. He is the recipient of many awards and honors in Nuclear Energy and Chemistry as well as a member of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), and Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Inorganic Chemistry Arrow-Pushing in Inorganic Chemistry: A Logical Approach to the Chemistry of the Main Group Elements Abhik Ghosh, Steffen Berg 978-1-118-17398-5 / 1-118-17398-8 300 pp. Pub: 15/10/12 Inorganic Chemistry Inorganic chemistry is a foundational subject of scientific study, but due to the memorization-heavy nature of most introductory courses, not a popular subject for undergraduates. By instead approaching the subject through the study of reaction mechanisms ("arrow-pushing"), this book provides a logical, gentle, and stimulating introduction to inorganic chemistry. • The first book to apply the arrow-pushing method to

inorganic chemistry teaching. • Teaches students to recognize common inorganic species

as electrophiles and nucleophiles, coupled with organic-style arrow-pushing.

• Provides a degree of integration with what students learn in organic chemistry, facilitating learning of this subject.

• Serves as an invaluable companion to any introductory inorganic chemistry textbook.

College/university students majoring in the chemical sciences (chemistry, biochemistry, materials science, etc.). Those teaching introductory inorganic chemistry courses.

Abhik Ghosh is a Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Troms, Norway. His research focuses on bioinspired molecules and materials, most notably heme model compounds. Professor Ghosh has been a Senior Fellow at the San Diego Supercomputer Center, an Outstanding Younger Researcher awardee of the Research Council of Norway, and a Visiting Research Fellow at The University of Auckland, New Zealand. He serves (or has served) on the editorial advisory boards of the Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, the Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, and the Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines. Steffen Berg is a Master's student in the high-school science teacher education program at the University of Troms¸. Outside of his thesis research on dye-sensitized solar cells, he is interested in developing more effective approaches for teaching chemistry and biology to high school students and undergraduates.


Structural Methods in Molecular Inorganic Chemistry David Rankin, Norbert Mitzel, Carole Morrison 978-0-470-97278-6 / 0-470-97278-5 568 pp. Pub: 04/01/13 Inorganic Chemistry Determining the structure of molecules is a fundamental skill all chemists must learn. Structural Methods in Molecular Inorganic Chemistry is designed to help readers interpret experimental data, understand the material published in modern journals of inorganic chemistry, and make decisions about what techniques will be the most useful in solving particular structural problems.

• Only book to cover all the structural methods an inorganic chemist needs to determine molecular structures.

• Designed to help readers interpret experimental data, understand the material published in modern journals of inorganic chemistry, and make decisions about what techniques will be the most useful in solving particular structural problems.

• A strong connection is made between theoretical topics and the real world of practicing chemists, with a large selection of case studies.

• A supporting website contains worked examples and additional advanced material.

A sequel to the successful textbook Structural Methods in Inorganic Chemistry by Ebsworth, Rankin and Cradock

2nd/3rd year undergraduates and postgraduates in chemistry - structural methods is a core topic of all undergraduate chemistry curricula, usually introduced at first year level and then serving as a focus area in higher years.

Desk reference for professional inorganic and analytical chemists in academia and industry.

Professor David Rankin, School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh. Prof. Dr. Norbert W. Mitzel, Department for Inorganic Chemistry and Structural Chemistry, Bielefeld University, Germany. Dr Carole Morrison, School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh.

Organic Chemistry Heterocyclic Chemistry At A Glance, 2e John A. Joule, Keith Mills 978-0-470-97122-2 / 0-470-97122-3 296 pp. Pub: 12/10/12 Organic Chemistry Expanded and updated new edition of this successful At A Glance textbook which contains all the key principles required to gain a solid understanding of heterocyclic chemistry, presented in a compact and highly graphical way to aid assimilation, understanding and recall.

• Based on the highly successful At A Glance series.

• Compact, concise and relevant compendium of key information for the practicing chemist. Contains all the key principles required to gain a solid understanding of heterocyclic chemistry, presented in a highly graphical way to aid assimilation, understanding and recall.

• Structured presentation, with self-contained double page spreads of linked text and illustrations, guides the student through the information in a way that complements bigger textbooks & provides a logical framework to aid revision.

This 2nd edition is much expanded--an additional 100 pages allows a more thorough treatment of key concepts and the inclusion of more examples.

New to this Edition is the use of color in the schemes, emphasizing changes in structure or bonding, and the addition of references and student exercises

Undergraduate organic and inorganic chemistry students. Students in pharmacy, pharmacology, medicinal chemistry. Postgraduate organic chemists, pharmacists and pharmacologists. Researchers working with heterocyclic compounds. Those in other industries, including electronics, plastics, polymers, dyestuffs and pigments.

Professor Emeritus John Joule, Chemistry Department, University of Manchester, UK, has spent sabbatical periods were spent at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He was William Evans Visiting Fellow at Otago University, New Zealand. He is currently Associate Editor for Tetrahedron Letters, Scientific Editor for Arkivoc, and co-editor of the annual Progress in Heterocyclic Chemistry. Dr Keith Mills, Independent Consultant, UK, has worked in several areas of medicine and many areas of organic chemistry. Previous edition – Licensed: Greek Heterocyclic Chemistry 4e – Licensed: Russian, Simplified Chinese


Keynotes in Organic Chemistry, 2e Dr Andrew F. Parsons 978-1-119-99914-0 / 1-119-99914-6 304 pp. Pub: 24/05/13 Organic Chemistry This concise and accessible book provides organic chemistry notes for students studying chemistry and related courses at undergraduate level. It covers core organic chemistry in a format ideal for learning and rapid revision. The material is organized so that fundamental concepts are introduced early, then built on to provide an overview of the essentials of functional group chemistry and reactivity, leading the student to a solid understanding of the basics of organic chemistry. Graphical presentation of information is central to the book, to facilitate the rapid assimilation, understanding and recall of critical concepts, facts and definitions. Students wanting a comprehensive and accessible overview of organic chemistry to build the necessary foundations for a more detailed study find this book an ideal source of the information they require. In addition, the structured presentation, highly graphical nature of the text and practice problems with outline answers provides an invaluable framework and aids to revision for students preparing for examinations. Keynotes in Organic Chemistry is also a handy desk reference for advanced students, postgraduates and researchers.

For this second edition the number of problems (with answers) has doubled to about 100, and now includes spectra interpretation problems. Each chapter now starts with diagrams to illustrate the key points, and ends with a list of key reactions and a worked example. A keyword glossary has been added.

• Structured presentation provides logical framework to aid revision.

• Small, concise and accessible - enables rapid access to key facts.

Undergraduates, Advanced/Postgraduates, Researchers in organic chemistry (the book is a handy desk reference of key facts in organic chemistry).

Dr Andrew Parsons, is Deputy Head of the Department of Chemistry, University of York. He is the author/coauthor of Chemistry3: Introducing Inorganic, Organic and Physical Chemistry, (OUP 2009), Keynotes in Organic Chemistry (Blackwell 2003) and An Introduction to Free Radical Chemistry (Blackwell 2000).

Organic Mechanisms: Reactions, Methodology, and Biological Applications Xiaoping Sun 978-1-118-06564-8 / 1-118-06564-6 352 pp. Pub: 12/02/13 Organic Chemistry This book emphasizes mechanistic aspects of organic reactions, and provides a useful guide for how to analyze, understand, approach, and solve the problems of organic reactions with the help of mechanistic studies. The author ties reaction mechanisms, synthetic methodology, and biochemical applications together and helps organic chemists improve the practice of synthetic reactions.

• Covers key classes of organic reaction mechanisms from a synthetic perspective.

• Focuses on general mechanistic aspects for most important types of reactions, without over-emphasizing unnecessary details.

• Integrates reaction mechanisms, synthetic methodology, and biochemical applications Features discussions of biological applications for organic reactions.

• Follows a typical academic sequence, helping students in progressing through the course.

• Includes end-of-chapter problems and has available ancillaries: solutions manual for adopting professors and Power Point lecture slides.

Advanced organic chemistry classes: senior-year undergraduate and graduate students and their course instructors. Professional chemists who would like to learn organic mechanisms in depth in order to improve their general understanding in chemistry.

Xiaoping Sun is Associate Professor of Chemistry and Coordinator of the Chemistry Program at the University of Charleston. He has extensive experience teaching courses in all areas of chemistry at the undergraduate and graduate levels, has published 23 peer-reviewed papers, and given 23 presentations at professional scientific meetings.


Homogeneous Catalysis: Mechanisms, Industrial Applications, and Challenges in the 21st Century Sumit Bhaduri 978-1-118-13925-7 / 1-118-13925-9 300 pp. Pub: 25/01/13 Catalysis With the advances made in homogeneous catalysis over the past ten years, a text is needed to clearly explain both the fundamentals and developments in this area of research. This is the only up-to-date text available for teaching and learning the fundamental principles of homogeneous catalysis, its major industrial applications, and its future potential.

• Clearly explains the basic principles of organometallic chemistry, homogeneous catalysis, and relevant technological issues.

• Problems and answers are given, along with several industrial applications, i.e. real life case studies.

• Provides examples from proven industrial processes with clear discussions on environmental and techno-commercial issues.

• Contains extensive references to cutting edge research with application potential and leading patents.

• Includes tables and illustrations to help explain difficult concepts.

Teachers, under/graduate students of Chemistry. Academic and industry researchers. Industrial managers and policy makers looking for a brief overview of the state of the art technologies based on homogeneous catalysts and of their future promises and potential.

Sumit Bhaduri has over 20 years of experience in corporate R&D, covering areas as diverse as pharmaceutical intermediates, polyolefin catalysts, and cement. He has also worked with Northwestern University for over 15 years as Visiting Professor. Mukesh Doble is currently Professor, Department of Biotechnology, IIT Madras, India, and has previously worked for 20 years in Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) and General Electric Technology centers. He has authored or coauthored 165 technical papers, five books and filed 4 patents.

Thematic Collections of Organic Syntheses: Palladium, Nickel and Iron-Catalyzed Reactions Rick L. Danheiser, Organic Syntheses, Inc. 978-0-470-03734-8 / 0-470-03734-2 200 pp. Pub: 11/04/13 Methods - Synthesis & Techniques Provides a valued resource for chemists performing palladium, nickel, and iron catalyzed reactions, including a review of the reaction type, supplemented with detailed, verified, and reliable experimental procedures from Organic Syntheses, and updates to the procedures where appropriate by the original authors.

The first volume in the new series, Thematic Collections of Organic Syntheses, provides an overview of the asymmetric carbon-carbon bond forming reactions, comments and suggestions of procedures discussed, detailed, experimental procedures verified in an independent laboratory, and a bibliography of key reviews and monographs on the reaction type. The style, level, and organization provide a resource appropriate for individual researchers as well as students in courses such as advanced organic chemistry.

• Containing a review of palladium, nickel, and iron catalyzed reactions, alongside the most important procedures from Organic Syntheses on these reaction types; where appropriate, the procedures have been updated by the authors with important new guidelines and information.

Synthetic organic chemists and medicinal chemists in academia, industry, and government agencies. Upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in organic chemistry. Industries such as pharmaceuticals, polymers/plastics, fine chemicals, and ag/biotech. Current subscribers to all Organic Syntheses annual volumes. Appropriate as a supplementary text for advanced undergraduate and graduate organic chemistry courses.

Rick L. Danheiser is Arthur C. Cope Professor of Chemistry and Associate Department Head of the Department of Chemistry at the Massachussetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA.


March's Advanced Organic Chemistry: Reactions, Mechanisms, and Structure, 7e Michael B. Smith 978-0-470-46259-1 / 0-470-46259-0 1696 pp. Pub: 02/04/13 Organic Chemistry The definitive resource for students and professionals in organic chemistry, the Seventh Edition is updated throughout and continues to prove itself a must-have resource for planning and execution of synthetic reactions. As Chemistry & Industry said in reviewing the last edition: Who can hope to be seriously accepted as a member of the organic chemistry community without being in possession of at least one edition of 'March'?

• Every chapter has been updated with the most recent reaction information with references to both the primary and review literature

• New to the 7th edition: 5500 references since the last edition, updates / rewrites of the retained sections, and updated index in Appendix B

• Contains more than 20,000 valuable references to the primary literature

• Includes appendices on the literature of organic chemistry and the classification of reactions according to the compounds synthesized

• Guides the reader on planning and execution of multi-step synthetic reactions, with detailed descriptions of all the reactions.

Graduate Students of organic chemistry, medicine, pharmaceuticals, polymers

Michael B. Smith is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut. He is coauthor of the fifth and sixth editions of March's Advanced Organic Chemistry, and the author of Volumes 6--11 of the Compendium of Organic Synthetic Methods (all published by Wiley) as well as several monographs.

Electron Flow in Organic Chemistry: A Decision-Based Guide to Organic Mechanisms Paul H. Scudder 978-0-470-63804-0 / 0-470-63804-4 432 pp. Pub: 07/12/12 Organic Chemistry Flow charts and energy surfaces illustrate concepts of communication or critical thinking, and the author explains and makes use of analysis tools rare in organic chemistry books such as flow charts as decision maps, correlation matrices to show all possible interactions, and simplified energy surfaces used as problem space maps. Using a mechanistic approach, this book helps readers develop a good intuition for organic chemistry and the ability to approach and solve complex problems - methods of analysis that are valuable and portable to other fields.

New to the 2nd Edition: 1) more flowcharts, correlation matrices, and algorithms that illustrate decision processes; 2) reorganization to make it more student friendly: streamlined, simplified, and redistributed first 3 chapters with more complex mathematical material set aside; 3) more biochemical examples to provide added relevance for non-chemistry students who make up a significant portion of the undergraduate organic students

Includes 3 new chapters: Proton Transfer and the Principles of Stability (3), Important Reaction Archetypes (4), and Qualitative Molecular Orbital Theory & Pericyclic Reactions (12)

• Provides online material for adopting faculty: Solutions Manual of answers to problems in the text and an exam bank.

• Helps students deal with organic reactions that they have not encountered before, through a critical thinking approach.

• Emphasizes logical processes to solve mechanistic problems rather than memorization.

Undergraduates. Advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate course in organic reaction mechanisms. Supplemental organic chemistry review text for graduate courses in physical organic chemistry, enzymatic reaction mechanisms, or biochemistry

Paul Scudder is Chair of the Division of Natural Sciences and Professor of Chemistry at New College of Florida.


Organic Chemistry: A Mechanistic Approach P. Chaloner 978-1-119-94575-8 / 1-119-94575-5 696 pp. Pub: 26/04/13 Organic Chemistry An essential introduction to organic chemistry which concentrates on developing undertstanding rather than rote learning. Organic Chemistry: A Mechanistic Approach shows students how, armed with an appreciation of the underlying principles of why, where and how a molecule reacts, they have the skills they need to tackle a wide range of unknown systems and problems with confidence

• Teaches introductory organic chemistry with an emphasis on the mechanistic approach

• Based on the development of understanding rather than rote learning

• Shows students how, armed with an understanding of the underlying principles of why, where and how a molecule reacts, they have the skills they need to tackle a wide range of unknown systems and problems with confidence

• An accompanying website includes an instructor manual, and powerpoint slides of the figures in the book

• A new selection of questions with answers will be developed for instructors each year

• "focus boxes" throughout the text bring depth and breadth to the subject.

• Regular "key points" for students to check their understanding

• Extensive series of worked examples and problems with solutions

• Use of colour in the chemical schemes aids comprehension and understanding of the chemical changes that are occurring

Undergraduates studying chemistry at introductory or sophomore level. Students of life science and medical majors where an organic chemistry course is a requirement.

Dr Penny Chaloner, Department of Chemistry, University of Sussex, (rtd) has over 30 years experience teaching introductory organic chemistry at Rutgers University, Harvard Summer School, and in a permanent position at Sussex, from which she recently retired. She first taught organic sophomore chemistry at Harvard in 1981, and has taught some version of this either once or twice a year ever since.

Materials Science Polymers from Renewable Resources Ramaswamy Nagararjan 978-0-470-62609-2 / 0-470-62609-7 Unknown pp. Pub: 01/04/13 Biopolymers With today’s emphasis on sustainability, a great range of industries are looking to ‘green’ their product lines and pursue sustainable technologies. The goal of creating polymers from renewable sources is one such development that is gathering pace very quickly.

The book describes the current state-of-the art in the use of renewable resources and processes for producing polymeric materials. It covers the basic chemical structure of polymers, polymer precursors and additives obtained from renewable resources that can be processed into engineering plastics and elastomers. Specific properties of materials and the strategies adopted to render these materials suitable for specific applications are also discussed.

Scientists and researchers in polymer science, plastics and elastomers engineering, green chemistry, bioenvironmental science, and material science will be very interested in this book. The book can also be used as a textbook at graduate and upper-level undergraduate levels as well as industrial seminars on Green Plastics Manufacturing.

Dr. Nagarajan is a Professor in the Plastics Engineering Department at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. He has published numerous research articles and has been awarded 15 patents. In 2006 he was the co-recipient of the P3 (People, Prosperity and the Planet) award from the U.S Environmental Protection Agency. His research interests are in the area of greener routes to the synthesis and processing of polymeric materials.


Metal Chalcogenide Semiconductor Nanostructures and Their Applications in Renewable Energy Dr. Qurashi 978-1-118-23791-5 / 1-118-23791-9 350 pp. Pub: 02/28/13 Materials for Energy Systems The first and foremost purpose of this book is to encapsulate the state-of-the-art in multidisciplinary research on the metal chalcogenide semiconductor nanostructures (nanocrystals, nanoparticles, nanorods, nanowires, nanobelts, nanoflowers, nanoribbons etc. Tailoring of size, shape, surface area, architecture and assembly properties of nanostructured materials are fundamental steps towards their study in basic research and their realization in advanced and miniatured nanosytems. Semiconductor metal chalcogenide nanostructures are emerging materials for various applications such as nanoelectronics, nanophotonics, energy storage and conversion, catalysis, sensors, actuators, biomedical applications, photocatalysis, microelectronics and so on.

In this book we will focus on the synthesis of metal chalcogendie nanostructures, their growth mechanism, optical, electrical, and other important properties and their applications in different diverging fields like photovoltaics, hydrogen production, theromelectrics, lithium battery, energy storage, photocatalysis, sensors.

This will be an important reference source for students, scientists, engineers, researchers and industrialists working on nanomaterials-based energy aspects associated with chemistry, physics, materials science, electrical engineering, energy science and technology, and environmental science.

Dr Qurashi, Department of Chemistry, Center of Excellence in Nanotechnology and Department of Chemistry King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Discovering Superconductivity: An Investigative Approach Gren Ireson 978-1-119-99141-0 / 1-119-99141-2 192 pp. Pub: 10/12/12 Solid State Physics This highly-illustrated text will serve as excellent introduction for students, with and without a physics background, to superconductivity. With a strong practical, experimental emphasis, it will provide readers with an overview of the topic preparing them for more advanced texts used in more advanced undergraduate and post-graduate courses.

The book will feature a series of practical, investigative, activities which can be used as tutor demonstrations or, more usefully, as student lab’ exercises. All of the activities have been designed and tested by the author and colleagues and are designed to be as low cost as possible in order to promote whole class use.

• An emphasis on introductory rather than fundamentals, i.e. the narrative being introductory in nature focusing on student/reader accessibility.

• A highly-illustrated presentation giving greater clarity to the narrative in the text.

• Uses a series of practical, investigative, activities which can be used as tutor demonstrations or, more usefully, as student lab' exercises.

• Will bridge the gap between pre-university or undergraduate core physics and the study of superconductivity.

Undergraduate students in physics or those on a science and engineering foundation year.

Professor Ireson, Professor of Science Education, has been involved in pan-European projects developing electronic resources, paper resources, training materials and novel investigations for the learning and teaching of superconductivity. This work, currently ongoing, is based on four EU funded projects. In addition to delivering this material to undergraduate certificate students the author has delivered the material to advanced school teachers, post graduate scientists [non-physicists] and to students and faculty within the School of Science and Technology at Nottingham Trent University.


Statistical Physics - An Entropic Approach Professor Ian Ford 978-1-119-97531-1 / 1-119-97531-X 232 pp. Pub: 04/26/13 Thermal Physics & Statistical Mechanics A comprehensive, clear introduction into the basics of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics that fits all undergraduate physics curricula. This unique approach to this key topic within the physics undergraduate curriculum bases everything on pictures and intuition, to which mathematics adds a definitive structure. The book focuses from the beginning on entropy as the important quantity and introduces it thoroughly in the context of classical thermodynamics. It also includes problems with solutions and extensive illustrations, as well as supplementary reading sections on Langevin dynamics and Fluctuation Theorems and an expansion of several existing themes.

• Balanced and useful choice of topics as course material in an undergraduate course.

• Presented in four-colour, in a style that undergraduate students will be able to follow without much prior knowledge.

This text is aimed at physics and engineering students taking a course in statistical thermodynamics, usually 2nd/3rd year undergraduate. The book is also valuable as a general reference for the first years of graduate studies.

Professor Ian Ford is a theorist in the Condensed Matter and Materials Physics group (CMMP) in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UCL, and a Principal Investigator in the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN). In the late 1990s Ian Ford discovered the ‘second nucleation theorem’, for which he received the Smoluchowski Award at the 1999 European Aerosol Conference. He has also developed computer simulation methods to study the properties of molecular clusters. He is President of the UK Aerosol Society, and a member of the board of the European Aerosol Assembly and the International Aerosol Research Assembly.

Periodic Structures: Mode-Matching Approach and Applications in Electromagnetic Engineering Ruey-Bing Hwang 978-1-118-18803-3 / 1-118-18803-9 320 pp. Pub: 31/10/12 Electromagnetic Theory Periodic Structures: Mode-Matching Approach and Applications in Electromagnetic Engineering provides readers an understanding of the basic physics underlying meta-materials, providing a powerful tool for analyzing their electromagnetic properties.

It presents scattering and guiding characteristics of periodic structures using the mode-matching approach and their applications in electromagnetic engineering. The book is structured so that the first three chapters provide an introduction and prepare the reader for chapters 4 to 6, which expand the formulations to electromagnetic and optical structures applicable to practical device applications. The last chapters cover very recent research topics in electromagnetics and optics. • Provides an analytic approach describing the operation of

photonic crystals and related periodic structures. • Covers guided and leaky mode propagation in periodic

surroundings, from fundamentals to practical device applications.

• Demonstrates formulation of the periodic system and applications to practical electromagnetic / optical devices, even further to metamaterials.

• Introduces the evolution of periodic structures and their applications in microwave, millimeter wave and THz.

• Contains mathematical derivations which can be applied directly to MATLAB programs.

Graduate students/advanced undergraduates in electronic engineering, optics, physics, and applied physics, or researchers working with periodic structures.

Ruey-Bing Hwang, Professor, Dept. of Engineering, National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan, has been a researcher with the High-performance Computing Center of the ROC National Science Council, and has held professorships with the Microelectronic Research Center and the Dept of Communication Engineering of National Chiao-Tung University. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and is a member of the Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society.


Organic Light-Emitting Transistors: Fundamentals and Perspectives of an Emerging Technology Michele Muccini 978-1-118-10007-3 / 1-118-10007-7 350 pp. Pub: 01/05/13 General & Introductory Materials Science This book provides an introduction and state-of-the-art overview of the latest developments in Organic Light Emitting Transistors (OLETs) science and technology, a thriving branch of organic optoelectronics.

This book puts OLETs in the context of organic electronics and photonics, exploring devices' physics principles, the properties of currently available materials, processing and fabrication techniques, and the different approaches adopted to structure the active channel and to control organic and hybrid interfaces. Major applications in different fields as well as the industry's roadmap for future implementation are also reviewed in detail.

• Presents reader with scientific fundamentals, current applications, and future potential of OLET technology.

• Approaches a broad range of materials, from organic thin film basics to the open issues of how OLETs apply to power efficiency and truly multifunctional materials.

Researchers and graduate students in the field of organic and hybrid electronics.

Dr. Michele Muccini, Head of the DIMO Research Unit, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy. This Research Unit has 17 personnel units, 8 laboratories and is involved in national, European and industrial projects. Dr. Muccini is coordinator of the European Project "Organic electrically pumped LASER by engineering of heterostructures in field-effect devices" (OLAS). He is responsible for the activity performed at the CNR-Bologna within the national project FIRB "Molecular composites and nanostractured hybrid materials with resonant and non-resonant optical properties for photonic devices". He has chaired several international conferences and is part of the International Expert team that must give a contribution to the definition and structure of the European Unified Electronic Market, part of the future policy of the European Commission. Dr. Muccini is author of more than 90 scientific publications in international journals. He has edited three books and has given more than 20 invited seminars during international conferences. He holds three international patents on advanced materials and devices for organic optoelectronics.

Introduction to Metal-Nanoparticle Plasmonics Matthew Pelton, Garnett W. Bryant 978-1-118-06040-7 / 1-118-06040-7 350 pp. Pub: 12/03/13 Nanomaterials This book provides a thorough introduction to current research in the optical properties of metal nanoparticles, from theory to applications.

• Based on the wildly popular review article published in Laser and Photonics Review which has continually been in the journal's list of most-accessed articles since its publication and has already been cited 33 times in published journal articles.

• Provides information on the techniques used to model, make, and measure metal nanoparticles, with an emphasis on case studies and real-world applications.

• Emphasizes fundamental physical understanding of metal nanoparticles rather than attempting to provide a comprehensive overview of existing literature.

This book is intended as an introduction to current research in the optical properties of metal nanoparticles.

The book is suitable as a textbook for graduate students or advanced undergraduates, either as a stand-alone text for a course on metal-nanoparticle plasmonics or as a complement to other texts for a more general course on nanophotonics.

Dr. Matthew Pelton is an Assistant Physicist at the Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory. His research focuses on the new physical phenomena that arise when light interacts with nanomaterials. Dr. Pelton received his Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Stanford University in 2002. Following a postdoctoral appointment at the University of Chicago, he joined Argonne's Center for Nanoscale Materials in 2006. Dr. Garnett W. Bryant is a Supervisory Physicist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), where he is the Group Leader in the Quantum Processes and Metrology Group.


Physics and Technology of InAs/(In.Ga)Sb Strained Layer Superlattice Detectors Sanjay Krishna, Elena A. Plis 978-1-118-02233-7 / 1-118-02233-5 300 pp. Pub: 30/01/13 Optics & Photonics This book synthesizes all current information and research on the infrared technology of InAs/(In,Ga)Sb Strained Layer Superlattice Detectors, covering both the basic science and technological aspects of SLS. The chapters are contributed by leading researchers from the best industrial, academic and government laboratories around the world.

• Demonstrates how performance of Strained Layer Superlattice (SLS) cameras is stimulated by properties of SLS material, such as abruptness of the interfaces, carrier lifetime and mobility, and background carrier concentration.

• Reviews characterization techniques of SLS material developed thus far, highlighting their strengths and limitations.

• Discusses state-of-the-art performance of SLS detectors and FPAs, providing comparison with present day IR detection technologies.

This book is primarily intended as a reference for researchers and practicing professionals. It may also be used as supplementary material for graduate courses in the field, e.g. "Semiconductor Optoelectronic Materials and Devices". The Government market will also be interested in this book.

Dr. Sanjay Krishna is an Associate Professor at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque in the ECE department, where he is engaged in theoretical and experimental investigation of emitters and sensors for mid-wave infrared (MWIR, 3-5 um) and long-wave infrared (LWIR, 8-12 um). Device applications range from remote sensing, Laser Aided Detection and Ranging (LADAR) and night vision cameras to chemical spectroscopy and effluent detection. Dr. Elena Plis is a Research Assistant Professor at the Center for High Technology Materials at University of New Mexico. Her present research interests include growth, fabrication and characterization of type-II InAs/(In,Ga)Sb Strained Layer Superlattice (SLS) IR detectors for MWIR and LWIR spectral regions. She is also interested in chemistry of GaSb-based materials and application of IR sensors for early skin cancer detection.

Nematicons: Spatial Optical Solitons in Nematic Liquid Crystals Gaetano Assanto 978-0-470-90724-5 / 0-470-90724-X 350 pp. Pub: 09/11/12 Optics & Photonics The first book of its kind to introduce the fundamentals, basic features and models, potential applications and novel phenomena and its important applications in liquid crystal technology.

Recognized leader in the field Gaetano Assanto outlines the peculiar characteristics of nematicons and the promise they have for the future growth of this captivating new field.

• First book on Nematicons, spatial optical solitons in a nematic liquid crystal, by a pioneer in the field.

• Nematicons have important applications in optical switching, reconfigurable interconnects, all-optical logic gates, self-healing coupling and guided wave optics, and advanced optical communications.

• Author is pioneer and leading authority in light localization and solitons in liquid crystals.

Researchers and graduate students in the area of liquid crystals, researchers in advanced optical communications, researchers in optical computing and photonic devices. Physicists and Electrical Engineers involved in optical engineering.

Dr. Gaetano Assanto is Professor of Optoelectronics at the University of Rome. He heads the Nonlinear Optics and OptoElectronics Lab in the Department of Electronic Engineering and CNISM.


Active Plasmonics and Tuneable Plasmonic Materials Anatoly V. Zayats, Stefan Maier 978-1-118-09208-8 / 1-118-09208-2 350 pp. Pub: 15/02/13 Optics & Photonics This book, edited by two of the most respected researchers in plasmonics, gives an overview of the current state in plasmonics and plasmonic-based metamaterials, with an emphasis on active functionalities and an eye to future developments. This book is multifunctional, useful for newcomers and scientists interested in applications of plasmonics and metamaterials as well as for established researchers in this multidisciplinary area.

• Presents the latest research from world's leading authorities in plasmonics, covering active plasmonics from basic principles to the most recent breakthroughs.

• Adds fresh material to the current literature on plasmonics with articles on loss, plasmonic lasing, and a substantial metamaterials component.

• Provides guidance on how plasmonics can be applied to information technologies, energy, high-density data storage, life sciences and security.

Researchers and post-grad students in the fields of photonics, nano-optics, plasmonics, metamaterials and nanotechnology.

Dr. Anatoly V. Zayats is Professor of Experimental Physics at King's College London. In 1999, he founded the Nano-optics and Near-field Spectroscopy group in the Centre for Nanostructured Media at the Queen's University of Belfast. His recent research has had wide-ranging positive coverage in the general and professional press including Physical Review Focus, Science, Physics Today, New Scientist, Optics & Laser Europe, and Photonics Spectra. Prof. Zayat has authored and co-authored about 370 papers including 1 book, 3 edited volumes, 120 journal articles, 30 book chapters, 4 patents, over 150 conference papers and about 40 invited seminars and colloquia. Prof. Zayats leads the UK research program on nanoplasmonics. Dr. Stefan Maier has been the Co-Director of the Centre for Plasmonics & Metamaterials, at Imperial College London since June 2009. He is the Recipient of the Sackler Prize in the Physical Sciences 201 and the Paterson Medal of the Institute of Physics 2010. He is a Fellow of OSA and the Institute of Physics. Dr. Maier has written 64 peer-reviewed publications and given 71 invited talks.

Physics of Thin-Film Photovoltaics Victor G. Karpov, Diana Shvydka 978-0-470-11014-0 / 0-470-11014-7 350 pp. Pub: 04/03/13 Semiconductors This book offers a self-contained, in-depth discussion of the physics of thin-film photovoltaics in a manner accessible to researchers and students, providing both with a sound understanding of the past and a foundation for projecting future trends in the field.

It starts with a brief general introduction to renewable energy, photovoltaics, and thin-film technology challenges and covers most aspects of the physics of thin-film photovoltaic devices, including device operations, material structure and parameters, thin-film junction formation, analytical and numerical modeling, recently developed concepts of large area effects and lateral non-uniformities, physics of shunting (both shunt growth and effects), and the physics underlying device degradation. Also, it reviews a variety of physical diagnostic techniques proven in thin-film photovoltaic technology.

• Presents the physics of large area thin-film devices as a field unto itself, which is an approach not found in existing literature.

• Organized in a self-contained manner to be an essential reference work for readers.

• Although the authors, who are professional physicists, discuss photovoltaics from a physics standpoint, both the fundamental and applied physics in the book are accessible to electrical engineers, technologists, and engineering students who may not have strong physics background.

Academic/researchers. Graduate students. Microelectronic engineers, information technology engineers, biophysicist.

Victor G. Karpov, Professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at University of Toledo, has authored 106 papers in refereed journals and 70 communications to scientific meetings. Diana Shvydka, Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the same university. Her research interests include thin-films, semiconductors, device physics, photovoltaics, and optical and electronic properties of solids. Before coming to the University of Toledo, Dr. Shvydka worked as Research Engineer at Kiev State University and Software Engineer at Toledo Transducers, Inc. She has authored 31 papers in refereed journals.


Nanoimprint Technology: Nanotransfer for Thermoplastic and Photocurable Polymer Jun Taniguchi, Hiroshi Ito, Jun Mizuno, Takushi Saito 978-1-118-35983-9 / 1-118-35983-6 280 pp. Pub: 08/03/13 Fluid Mechanics Nanoimprinting is a type of lithographic process that provides a simple and efficient way of patterning nanostructures. Nanoscale pattern transfer technology is a rapidly advancing area, and because of this understanding of the basic science and an overview of the technologies available is necessary. Applications of nanoscale pattern transfer technology include moulds made of silicon or metal, polymer films, metal printing press and light-reflective films.

This book covers the latest nanotransfer science based on polymer behaviour. Polymer fluid dynamics are described in detail, and injection moulding, nanoimprint lithography, micro contact printing are also discussed. Cutting edge nanotransfer technologies and applications are also described in detail and future trends in industry are examined. The book aims to impart knowledge of these new nanoimprint technologies and to ensure that the reader gains basic comprehension of nano-transfer mechanisms and methods.

Jun Taniguchi, Associate Professor, Faculty of Industrial Science & Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Japan. Hiroshi Ito, Professor, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Yamagata University, Japan, is a board member for the Japan Society of Polymer Processing and Society Plastics Engineers. Jun Mizuno, Associate Professor, Nanotechnology Research Laboratory, Waseda University, Japan. Takushi Saito, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical & Control Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan.

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