Biological evaluation of materials : the interaction of materials with their environment /: the interaction of materials with their environment. ([2022])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Interaction of materials with their environment
• Further Information: Note: Bogdan Walkowiak, Magdalena Walkowiak-Przyby±o, Piotr Komorowski.
• Authors: Walkowiak, Bogdan, 1953-; Walkowiak-Przyby±o, Magdalena; (Ph. D. in materials science), Komorowski, Piotr
• Other Names: Institute of Physics (Great Britain), publisher.
• Contents: 1. Introduction -- 1.1. What is this book about? -- 1.2. The evolution of the Universe -- 1.3. The evolution of human thought -- 1.4. The birth of modern physics -- 1.5. Life sciences and their contribution to understanding the world 2. Materials science and life sciences -- 2.1. The impact of the production and use of material technology products -- 2.2. The industrial revolution and its impact on the environment -- 2.3. Environmental monitoring -- 2.4. The potential of micro-organisms to decompose waste -- 2.5. Micro-organisms in technological processes -- 2.6. Problems with nanomaterials -- 2.7. Threats from nanotechnology products 3. Materiomics -- 3.1. The importance of microscopic techniques for the development of science -- 3.2. Other research techniques allowing the development of science -- 3.3. Definition of materiomics -- 3.4. Current applications of materiomics 4. Biological recognition of materials -- 4.1. Life and matter -- 4.2. The principle of correspondence in science -- 4.3. Artificial cell -- 4.4. Molecular interactions and recognition -- 4.5. Signal transduction and particles uptake -- 4.6. Molecular biology methods -- 4.7. Biological recognition of stress 5. Quantum basis of materials recognition by cells -- 5.1. A new strategy for the identification and grouping of nanomaterials -- 5.2. Postulates -- 5.3. Supporting arguments -- 5.4. The quantum effects of nanomaterials -- 5.5. More on biological material recognition -- 5.6. Some practical considerations 6. Considerations of substrate bonding and catalysis models -- 6.1. The essence of the chemical reaction -- 6.2. Reaction kinetics -- 6.3. Kinetic theory of collisions -- 6.4. Catalysis and tunneling -- 6.5. Chemical bonds -- 6.6. Hydrogen bonds and electrostatic interactions -- 6.7. Molecular tunneling and molecular interactions -- 6.8. Interactions with nanomaterials -- 7. Summary.
• Publisher Details: Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource (various pagings), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 620.5; Nanostructured materials -- Environmental aspects; Materials -- Biotechnology; Molecular biology; Quantum theory; Materials science; Materials; Materials -- Biotechnology; Molecular biology; Quantum theory
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780750326568; 0750326565; 9780750326551; 0750326557
• Related ISBNs: 9780750326544; 9780750326575
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Title from PDF title page (viewed on October 5, 2022).
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