01399 a2200349 4500 0367782960 20250317100357.0 250312042021xx eng 9780367782962 Taylor & Francis GBP 47.99 BB 01 eng THR thema TJFN thema TBN thema P thema TGM thema THR bic TJFN bic TBN bic P bic TGM bic SCI086000 bisac TEC021000 bisac 620.11 bisac Xu Hou Design, Fabrication, Properties and Applications of Smart and Advanced Materials 1 CRC Press 20210331 500 p This book introduces various advanced, smart materials and the strategies for the design and preparation for novel uses from macro to micro or from biological, inorganic, organic to composite materials. Selecting the best material is a challenging task, requiring tradeoffs between material properties and designing functional smart materials. The development of smart, advanced materials and their potential applications is a burgeoning area of research. Exciting breakthroughs are anticipated in the future from the concepts and results reported in this book. 757 757