Materials Science Researcher Biographical Sketches & Research Summaries

Preface; Maria do Carmo de Barros Pimentel; Chunxiang Cui; Qiang Dou; Mohamed Saada El-Deab; Yurii Fridman; Juan A. Gallego-Juárez; Hae Kyung Jeong; Jing Li; Daqing Liu; Luca Magagnin; Joydeep Maity; Irina Meshkova; Manijeh Razeghi; Mahendra Kumar Samal; Felipe Silva Semaan; Irina Shtangeeva; Gabriel Trejo; Gerd Weckwerth; Erdong Wu; Andriy Yakymovych; Linda Zou; Victor Evgenevich Zubov; Fe Mössbauer Spectroscopic & Density Functional Theory (DFT) Study on the Interactions of the Metal Ion with Monosaccharides; Advanced Ultrasonic Characterization of Fresh Cementitous Materials; Advances in Polymer Nanocomposite Technology; Amines Grafted Cellulose Materials; Asphalt Surfaces as Ecological Traps for Water-Seeking Polarotactic Insects: How can the Polarized Light Pollution of Asphalt Surfaces be Reduced?; Borate-Tellurate Glasses: An Alternative of Immobilization of the Hazardous Wastes; Calixarene Complexes with Solvent Molecules; Channeling of Protons through Carbon Nanotubes; Characterization of Advanced Structural Materials by Acoustic Emission Indices; Chemistry of Phenolic Compounds: State of the Art; Chitosan Hydrolysis by Non-Specific Enzymes; Combustion Synthesis of Advanced Materials; Construction Materials; Definition of Constants for Piezoceramic Materials; Dental Composites with Nano-Scaled Fillers; Edible Polysaccharide Films & Coatings; Energetics & Percolation Properties of Hydrophobic Nanoporous Media; Examination of Untreated & Treated Paint Surfaces by 3D-Measurement Technology; Fatigue Behavior of Short Fibre Composites; Fatigue of Polymer Matrix Composites at Elevated Temperatures; Folding/Unfolding Kinetics of Lattice Proteins by Applying a Simple Statistical Mechanical Model for Protein Folding; Laser-Assisted Deposition of Boron Nitride Thin Films & Nanotubes; Machining & Forming Technologies. Volume 1; Magnetic Interactions in Oxo-Carboxylate Bridged Gadolinium (III) Complexes*; Manufacturing Technology Research. Volume 1; Nanocomposite Coatings; Optimization in Polymer Processing; Phase Formation & Superconductivity in Copper Oxide Based YBCO & Ru-1212 & Ru-1222 Systems Prepared by Sol-Gel & Coprecipitation Techniques; Polyfunctional Stabilizers of Polymers; Silicon Carbide Particulate Reinforced Aluminum Alloys Matrix Composites Fabricated by Squeeze Casting Method; Smart Functionally Graded Plates: Vibration Analysis of FGM Plates Coupled with Piezoelectric Layers; Structure & Properties of Modified Polyurethanes; Synthesis, Structural & Spectroscopic Properties of Some New Erbium-Based Materials; The Potential for Cost & Weight Reduction in Transport Applications through the use of Heat Treated Aluminum High Pressure Diecastings; The Promoting Effect of Lanthanum in Heterogeneous Catalysts; Treatment of Chromium Contamination in the Environment; Norland Optical Adhesive & Liquid Crystal Composite Materials; Environmental & Chemical Degradation of Bonded Polymeric Composite Joints; Pulsed High-and Low-Energetic Film Growth on Thermplastic Polyurethane by Pulsed Laser Deposition at Room Temperature; Adhesive Bonding of Hydro-Thermally Modified Wood; The Use of Adhesive Films in Transdermal & Mucoadhesive Dosage Forms; Modelling Adhesion by Asymptotic Techniques; Durability of Adhesives & Matrices for Polymer Composites Used in Restoration & Rehabilitation of Building Structures Under Natural & Accelerated Weathering Conditions; Replacing of Synthetic Adhesives with Natural Adhesives; The High Velocity Impact of Carbon-Fibre Based Composite Materials; Progress in Organic Spintronics; Electrical Transport in Hydrogenated Nanocrystalline Silicon Thin Films; Development in Materials Processing of MgB2 - Microstructure, Chemical Doping & Critical Current Properties; Influence of Thermomechanical Treatment on Microstructure & Mechanical Properties of Weather Resistant Steel; Tomonaga-Luttinger Liquid Behavior in Carbon Nanotubes Theory & Solid State Spectroscopy; Quantum-Vacuum Effects & Quantum Coherence in Artificial Electromagnetic Materials; Azobenzene Containing Polymers: Fundamentals & Technical Applications; Calcium Orthophosphate Cements & Concretes; Sinter-Alloying & Properties of Manganese Steels State of the Art; Microstructurally Short Cracks in Polycrystalls Described by Crystal Plasticity; Composite Laminates Performance Enhancement by Nanoparticles Dispersion: an Investigation on Hybrid Nanocomposites; Recent Development of Fullerenol Research; Impact of Inorganic Particles on the Polymer Composite & Its Application to Special Effect; Different Aspects of Application of Liquid Crystals in Cholesteric & Pretransitional Phases; Biodegradable Hydrogels as Drug Delivery Systems for Tissue Engineering Applications; Free Vibration Analysis of Generally Laminated Composite Plates by the Inverse Multiquadric Radial Basis Functions & First-Order Shear Deformation Theory; Graph-Skein Modules of the Three-Manifolds; Modeling the Plasticity of Nanoporous NI/YSZ High Temperature Fuel Cell Anode Under Uniaxial Loading; Continuum Dislocation Theory & Related Size Effects in Crystal Plasticity; Rice Husk Ash as Supplementary Cementing Material; Magnetic Properties of the Diluted Magnetic Semiconductor Hg1-XMnxTe & Cd1-XMnxTe Monocrystals; The Chloride Migration Coefficient of Percolated Interfacial Zone in Cementitious Materials; Modelling of Microcracked Bodies Using the Concept of Crack Opening Mode; Damage-Induced Anisotropy & the Indetermination of Damage Tensor at Rest; Characterization of Asphaltenes & Crude Oils by Near-UV/Visible Absorption Spectroscopy; Effect of Asphaltene Constituents on Refinery Processes & Products; Asphalt Surfaces as Ecological Traps for Water-Seeking Polarotactic Insects: How Can the Polarized Light Pollution of Asphalt Surfaces be Reduced?; Effect of Magnetic Fields on the Paramagnetic, Antioxidant, & Viscous Properties of Oils & Resin-Asphaltene Components; Occlusion inside Asphaltene Aggregates: Insights into the Structural Characteristics of Asphaltenes & its Geochemical Significance; Towards Pediatric Urinary Bladder Tissue Engineering; Chitosan from Aquatic & Terrestrial Organisms & Microorganisms: Production, Properties & Applications; Degradation Parameters & Mechanical Properties Evolution; Poly Lactic Acid: An Environmentally Friendly Biopolymer; Biodegradable Materials: A Greener Technology for Water Purification; Functional Properties of Biopolymers for Drug Delivery Applications; Biodegradable Hydrogels as Drug Delivery Systems for Tissue Engineering Applications; Polyhydroxyalkanoates: A New Generation of Biotechnologically Produced Biodegradable Polymers; Surface Modification of Ultra High Modulus Polymeric Fibers: Effects on Interfacial Adhesion & Mechanical Properties OF Epoxy Resin Composites; Manufacturing & Features of Acoustically Optimized Natural Fibre Reinforced Plastics; Effects of Microstructure on Residual Stresses in DSE Al2O3/YAG Ceramic Composite by Experimental & Numerical Investigations; Introduction of Particle Dispersion Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites; A Novel Strategy for Developing Polymer Nanocomposite with High Dielectric Constant; Polymer Matrix Composites: Properties, Performance & Applications; Contact Strength of Ceramic Materials; New Analytical Model of Thermal Stresses & Analytical Fracture Mechanics in Two-Component Materials: Application to Two-Component Ceramics; Finite Element Thermal Analysis of Ceramics Matrix Composites; Damage Reduction Methods in Drilling Polymeric Matrix Composites; Recent Advances in the Analysis of Veterinary Drugs & Growth-Promoting Agents by Chrommatographic Techniques; HPLC: The Dominant Separation Technique with a Wide Range of Applications; Methods & Techniques for the Analysis of Isoflavones in Foods; Update of the Carbamate, Phenylurea & Phenoxyacid Derivatization Reactions for their Gas Chromatography Determination ; Advances in Liquid Chromatography for the Determination of Mycotoxins in Foods; Historical Overview of Chromatography & Related Techniques in Analysis of Antimalarial Drug Primaquine; Chromatography in the Research of Phenolic Secondary Metabolites; Automated On-Line Coupling Liquid Chromatography-Gas Chromatography & Large Volume Injection by Using the TOTAD Interface; Coupling Chromatography & Mass Spectrometry for the Study of Organotin Compounds in the Marine Environment; Solid-Phase Extraction as an Alternative to Thin-Layer Chromatography in Phytosterol Analysis; Analysis of Propylene Glycol in Airport Surface Runoff by Solid-Phase Micro Extraction (SPME) & Gas Chromatography/ Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS); Identification of Volatile Compounds in Maple Syrup using Headspace Solid-Phase Microextraction with Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Determination of Nicotine & Cotinine in Human Urine with Membrane Assisted Three Phase Microextraction & Aqueous Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography; π-π Active Stationary Phases Immobilized with Organic Dyes or Its Analogues for High-Performance Liquid Chromatography & Capillary Electrochromatography; Determination of Water-Soluble Toxins & Pharmaceuticals in Biological Materials Using Hydrophilic Interaction Liquid Chromatography; Recently Developed Techniques for Extraction of Drugs & Medicines during Chromatographic Determination in Toxicological Analysis; Use of Evaporative Light Scattering Detection (ELSD) for the Quality Control of Drug Substances; High-Throughput Chromagraphic Methods in Mycotoxin & Phycotoxin Analysis: Cutting Edge Applications with Focus on the Determination of Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning Toxins in Shellfish; Recent Trends in Sample Preparation & Analysis; PostImpact Fatigue Behaviour of Composite Laminates: Current & Novel Technologies for Enhanced Damage Tolerance; Composite Multilayer Coatings for Improved Barrier Properties of Packaging Board; Simulation of Ultimate Strength of Fiber-Reinforced Composites by Means of Bridging Micromechanics Model; Micromechanical Analysis for Laminated Composite Materials; Smart Structures for Wireless Communications; Comparison between Low Velocity Impact & Quasi-Static Indentation Tests on CFRP Composite Laminates; Micro-Nano Engineered Composites New Directions in Biosensing Technologies; Review on Methodologies of Progressive Failure Analysis of Composite Laminates; Optic Fibre System for Damage Monitoring in Composite Materials; Formulation of a Macro-Element to Analyze the Mechanical Behavior of General Composite Laminated Plates; Delamination of Composite Structure under Various Types of Loading by Hybrid Mongrel Elements; The Surface Integrity of Composites Laminates Subjected to Drilling; Failure Process of Carbon Fiber Composites; Towards Diffuse Interface Models with a Nonlinear Polycrystalline Elastic Energy; Control of the Sonic Boom Generated by a Flying Vehicle by Means of a Cryogenic Impact on the Flow Process; Liquid Oxygen Magnetohydrodynamics; Effect of Cryogenic Treatment on Microstructure & Mechanical Properties of Light Weight Alloys; Cryogenic Treatment & Fatigue Resistance; Application of Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors at Cryogenic Temperatures; Cryogenic Grinding: Application for Structural Modification & Formulation Development of Drug Molecules; Improvements in Tolerance to Cryopreservation using Shoot-Tips of Chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflorum Kitam.) from Genetically Modified Plants that Accumulate Trehalose; Cryogenics Vessels Thermal Profilng Using the Boubaker Polynomials Expansion Scheme Investigation; Resin Composites for Post Cementation & Core Build-up; Design & Development of Novel Urethane Dimethacrylate Monomers for Use in Dental Compositions; Dental Composites with Nano-Scaled Fillers; Mapping the Structure, Composition, Properties & Dental Erosion in Human Enamel; Effect of Filler Content & Size on Mechanical Properties of Dental Resin Composites: Experimental & Computational Investigation; Inhibition of Telomerase Activity in HL-60 Cell Line by Methacrylic Monomers.