The Effect of Sterilization Methods on Plastics and Elastomers, 2nd Edition (Pdl Handbook)

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This extensively updated second edition was created for medical device, medical packaging, and food packaging design engineers, material product technical support, and research/development personnel. This comprehensive databook contains important characteristics and properties data on the effects of sterilization methods on plastics and elastomers. It provides a ready reference for comparing materials in the same family as well as materials in different families.

Data is presented on 43 major plastic and elastomer packaging materials, including biodegradable or organic polymers. New to this edition are resin chapters containing textual summary information including: category; general description; applications; resistances to particular sterilization methods; and regulatory status considerations for use in medical devices and medical/food packaging. The resin chapter material supplier trade name product data is presented in graphical and tabular format, with results normalized to SI units, retaining the familiar format of the best selling first edition and allowing easy comparison between materials and test conditions.

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A good book for polymer material selection for medical device.......2007-08-28

This is the only book that deals with different sterilization methods on various polymer materials. Lots of graphs and charts so that one can get the information needed very quickly. An excellent resource to have.

Methods of X-ray and Neutron Scattering in Polymer Science (Topics in Polymer Science)

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Useful guide on scattering for Polymer Scientists

Methods of X-ray and Neutron Scattering in Polymer Science (Topics in Polymer Science)
Ryong-Joon Roe
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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ASIN: 0195113217

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Methods of X-ray and Neutron Scattering in Polymer Science presents the basic theories underlying x-ray and neutron scattering--two of the most powerful tools for characterizing materials--and also covers the various techniques that have been developed for their application to the study of polymers. While there is a great deal of similarity between the x-ray and neutron scattering methods, the two were developed in different time periods by different groups of scientists, and as a result very distinct terminologies evolved to explain the same phenomena. In this unique text the two are presented together from the very beginning, with a consistent set of symbols and terminologies, so that students can become equally familiar with both from the outset. Also, to help students gain a unified view of diffraction, the distinction between wide-angle diffraction and small-angle scattering is postponed until late in the text. Methods of X-ray and Neutron Scattering in Polymer Science emphasizes basic concepts rather than details of specific techniques and derives relationships from first premises wherever possible. Beginning with coverage of the basic properties of x-rays and neutrons and their scattering from matter, it goes on to discuss methods of studying specific types of samples or properties. Topics covered include single-component crystalline and amorphous polymers; the small-angle scattering technique; binary, single-phase systems such as polymer blend and polymer solution; the technique of reflectivity measurement; and polymer dynamics by means of inelastic neutron scattering. A perfect introductory textbook for graduate and advanced undergraduate students in polymer science,Methods of X-ray and Neutron Scattering in Polymer Science also serves as a helpful self-study tool for polymer scientists seeking an introduction to scattering techniques. Further reading lists at the end of each chapter encourage readers to explore more advanced topics on their own.

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Useful guide on scattering for Polymer Scientists .......2006-06-07

Ryoung-Joon Roe presents a handy reference and introduction to x-ray and neutron scattering, where emphasis is placed on using a terminology that helps the reader learn about both the techniques simultaenously. Scattering has served as one of the most important characterization tools for polymer community. This book outlines the basic mathematics and experimental details required to understand the structure and properties as revealed by these scattering methods in: crystalline and amorphous polymers, polymer solutions and blends, polymer dynamics and block copolymers. While emphasis is placed on demonstrating how all scattering shares similar theories and philosophy, the choice of several examples and applications of either techniques is used to remark on aspects peculiar to either X-ray studies or Neutron Scattering.

Since most serious students of polymer science are familiar with light scattering, the book would appeal them as perfect guide to familiarize themselves with limits and use of neutron and X-ray scattering. A more detailed discussion on Polymers and Neutron Scattering is found in the classic text by Julia S. Higgins and Henry C. Beno^it, while for Light Scatttering texts by Pecora & Berne and by Wyn Brown are essential references. Compared to those classic references, Roe's text will appear as more accessible to people seeking introduction to scattering methods. By the same token, it contains only the essence, the flavor of aspects of polymer behavior, say crystallization, surface studies or dynamics, and one will need to delve into the other texts if he seeks exhaustive discussion.

Radiation Effects on Polymers (Acs Symposium Series)

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Radiation Effects on Polymers (Acs Symposium Series)

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Here is the most extensive resource on polymer radiation effects to be available in more than a decade. This new volume reviews the fundamental chemistry and physics of polymer-radiation interaction and examines recent progress in most major areas of the field. Its 38 chapters, written by leading experts from around the world, cover: fundamentals of polymer radiation chemistry; technological applications of radiation to polymers (including radiation processing; radiation curing; sterilization; cross-linking, polymerization, grafting, X-ray resists, and others); and degradation of stabilization of irradiated polymers (including nuclear plants, scintillation detectors for particle physics, and others).

The Effect of UV Light and Weather: On Plastics and Elastomers, 2nd Edition (Pdl Handbook)

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The Effect of UV Light and Weather: On Plastics and Elastomers, 2nd Edition (Pdl Handbook)
Liesl K. Massey
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ASIN: 0815515251

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This extensively updated, comprehensive databook was created for design and application engineers, scientists, and material producer technical support and research and development personnel. Important weathering characteristics and material properties of plastics and elastomers are presented in discussion, tabular and graphical sections. It provides a ready reference for comparing materials in the same family as well as materials in different families.

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Deals with a new and promising field developed during the last two decades on the boundary between homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis. This book presents general information on catalysis for a wide range of organic reactions, e.g., hydrogenation and oxidation reactions, and polymerization transformations. Special attention is paid to electro- and photochemical stimulation of catalytic processes in the presence of immobilized metal complexes. Other topics covered are the quantitative data on the comparison of catalyses by mobile and immobilized metal complexes; main factors affecting the activity of these catalytic systems and methods of optimizing their control; and specific problems of catalysis by fixed complexes (e.g., ligand exchange and electron transfer in metal polymer systems, macromolecular effects and polyfunctional catalysis).

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Catalysis in Precision Polymerization

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ASIN: 047195327X

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This book provides a comprehensive survey of the entire field of catalysis in polymer synthesis covering the majority of essential aspects from basic organic, organometallic and bio-chemistry to industrial production. Particular emphasis is placed on "precision polymerization," where the catalyst plays a key role in the fabrication of innovative polymers. Precision polymerization enables the production of polymers with precisely controlled structures, molecular weight, distribution and stereochemistry, free from defects.

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Cold Nonequilibrium Plasma
E T Protasevich
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ASIN: 1898326444

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The author deals with a new scientific direction in the physics of low-temperature plasma - development of physical fundamentals of cooling gas discharge plasma in humid air and long-lived plasma retention. The fundamental and applied results of investigations are presented. These were obtained recently with direct participation of the author and are published for the first time. Investigations of ionisation of humid air revealed previously unknown relationships of plasma cooling and variation of plasma properties as a result of regulation of the temperature of charged and neutral particles thus enabling the control of the rate of plasma recombination, weakening the intensity of the current neutralisation of a high-current electron beam and increasing the efficiency of the propagation of laser and electromagnetic radiation of the microwave range along a path containing water vapours.

Current Trends in Polymer Photochemistry

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very interesting and enlightening

Current Trends in Polymer Photochemistry
Norman Allen
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The degradation and stabilisation of polymeric materials is of crucial interest to any chemist working in this field. This book offers up-to-date information on light-related characteristics of polymers, and represents a compilation of specialised topics from prestigious international authorities in polymer photochemistry.

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very interesting and enlightening.......1999-06-18

it is like going through a lot of sumarised inf

The Effect of UV Light and Weather On Plastics and Elastomers (PDL Series Handbook) (PDL Handbook Series)

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The Effect of UV Light and Weather On Plastics and Elastomers (PDL Series Handbook) (PDL Handbook Series)
Plastics Design Library Staff
Manufacturer: Plastics Design Library
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ASIN: 1884207111

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Ultraviolet rays, heat and moisture cause millions of dollars of damage every year to exposed materials. Understanding the weatherability of plastics and rubber is the only way to predict the durability of your end product. With that in mind, PDL compiled this book - the complete database on the effect of UV radiation and weather on the properties and appearance of plastics and rubber. Over 80 generic materials are in the database, covering many suppliers and grades. Thermoplastics, thermosets, thermoplastic elastomers, and rubbers, including alloys and other new material are covered. How various additives and fillers affect the weatherability of materials is also shown.

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A knowledge of one or more high level symbolic mathematics programs is rapidly becoming a necessity for mathematics users from all fields of science. The aim of this book is to provide a solid grounding in Maple, one of the best known of these programs. The authors combine efficiency and economy of exposition with a complete coverage of Maple. The book has twelve chapters, of which eight are completely accessible to anyone who has completed calculus and linear sequences as taught in American universities. These chapters cover the great majority of Maple's capabilities. There are also three chapters on Maple programming that can be read without prior programming experience, although knowledge of a high level programming language (Basic, Fortran, C etc.) will help. There is also a chapter on some relevant aspects of algebra. Above all, the book allows the reader to extract value from Maple without wasting time and effort in the learning process. It is the fastest track to expertise for Maple users in mathematics and computer science.

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Originally published in Germany in 1955, and in England and the United States in 1958, this classic memoir of WWII by a man who was an acknowledged military genius and probably Germany's top WWII general, is now made available again. Field Marshal Erich von Manstein described his book as a personal narrative of a soldier, discussing only those matters that had direct bearing on events in the military field. The essential thing, as he wrote, is to "know how the main personalities thought and reacted to events." This is what he tells us in this book.His account is detailed, yet dispassionate and objective. "Nothing is certain in war, when all is said and done," But in Manstein's record, at least, we can see clearly what forces were in action. In retrospect, perhaps his book takes on an even greater significance.

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Interesting memoirs of a very brilliant commander.......2007-10-22

To anyone who knows anything about World War II, Field Marshal Eric von Manstein remains one of the great captains to emerged from that war into military history. I would easily ranked him among the top three military commanders of World War II.

This memoirs that he wrote after the war proves to be interesting, somewhat insightful, somewhat devious in nature but informative overall. It is interesting and a very insightful experience to read a book written by one of the greatest military commanders of the 20th century. Von Manstein's book deals almost strictly with his military career and accomplishments. Like many memoirs written after any war, there is a certain elements of self-serving interest written in. And as some previous reviewers wrote, he totally ignored his role with the atrocities committed by his troops and his compliance with many of Hitler's orders against the Soviet commissars and liquidation of Jews in his areas of operation. I suppose that would be asking too much since many of the memoirs I read in the past, by Americans or British commanders, grossed over or ignored their own actions or inactions with notorious behaviors within their area of operation.

Now that I wrote that, it should be understood that this book with should read with a very open mind and with a good understanding of Second World War and the role Germany played in it. There are a lot of things written in this book that will give you a clue behind the mind of a great commander, and a lot of things that is not written in this book that will tell you about the man himself.

I read that his family still refused to release his personal papers and there is probably a very good reason for such action. No doubt, von Manstein's reputation as World War II's great capatains might be tainted if the whole story were ever told.

Overall, I strongly recommended this book as long as you go into it with eyes wild open. Remembering that what he wrote may not be what he exactly means, goes a long way in understanding one of the greatest military commanders of the 20th century.

Fascinating insights into WWII by one of it's most active participants.......2007-08-29

Erwin Rommel is widely regarded as the best German general of the war by writers and historians in the West. This is, in large part, due to the fact that he is really the only general faced by Western Armies and there is a self-serving arrogance in claiming that the British and US forces `best the best' the Germans had. Among the Germans, however, Erich von Manstein is considered one of the top, if not the top, field commander of the war. I'm certainly not going to weigh in on that debate, but the memoirs of one of the most noted German officers of WWII can be regarded as nothing but fascinating. This is a must read for an serious student of WW II. You can't claim to be knowledgable about WWII without having read this memoir.

There are so many wonderful insights contained in this book that I can't possibly relate them all, I'll just give a few that particularly struck me as relevent. First, most of the book covers the war in the Eastern front, but in many ways the most interesting part of the book is the first several chapters describing von Manstein's role in the Polish campaign and the development of the plans for the invasion of France in 1940. The French defeat of 1940 is today considered to be one of the most catastrophic military defeats of all time, but how different would things have been if von Manstein (and others) were unable to force their view on the General Staff via Hitler? The details of the Sevastopol campaign are also enlightening, and von Manstein has some interesting insights into the Rumanian soldiers.

Second, von Manstein discusses at length the idea that Germany could have won the war even after Stalingrad if the decision had been made at that point to withdraw from large parts of the Soviet Union, go on the defensive, and use the superior German leadership and mobility to defeat one Soviet thrust after another. For a long time I accepted this as at least plausible, but now I doubt this to be true. The Soviets would have eventually ground the Wehrmacht into the ground. Much has been made about Hitler's decision to pursue the southern option in 1942 and defend Stalingrad to the last man in the winter of 1942/43 and that this was a strategic error. Von Manstein weighs in on this issue at length. My view about this has changed, and I challenge the reader of this review who disagrees with me to check out the book `Sunrise at Abadan' for a different view after reading von Manstein's memoirs. In particular, the Baku oilfields were critical to the Soviet war effort. Had they been occupied, the Soviet Union would have been knocked out of the war and Iran quickly occupied by Germany. This would have meant the loss of Abadan to the British and all their oil as well. The Germans lost the war when they couldn't break through to Baku, and Hitler may have wanted to hold onto Stalingrad in the winter of 42/43 to renew the attack in that direction in the spring/summer of 43. Fundamentally, the Baku oil fields and Iran were the decisive front in the war. Capture these and total German victory is assured, otherwise the combined economic and military weight of the allies ultimately ensures the defeat of Germany. In any case, von Manstein's views on this matter (how Germany could have avoided defeat after Stalingrad) are fascinating.

A third compelling aspect of this book is von Manstein's discussion of his relationships with and views of members of his staff and other German officers. For example, von Manstein discusses the issue of why Hitler refused to visit the soldiers at the front line. According to von Manstein the talk around the campfire was that Hitler was a coward. Von Manstein claims, however, that it was quite the opposite. Hitler didn't want to be weakened by seeing the solders and subsequently hesitating to make difficult decisions because he was in fact too sympathetic to their plight. I have no idea if there is any truth in this, but I was surprised by it.

My only negative comment is that this is not really a stand alone memoir, you have to know a great deal about the events to really get the most out of this book. This is not meant to be a complete or detailed history about any aspect of the war, only von Manstein's views and, from his perspective, the role that he played. As such, I can only recommend this to a serious student (for whom it is a must read).

Must read for people interested in the Eastern Front and WWII.......2007-08-19

This is one of the most interesting books I have read about WWII. Obviously it is biased by the author but I found it extremely interesting. Von Manstein, besides being one of history's most brilliant generals sheds some light on dealing with Hitler as well

Insightful.......2007-07-08

Very detailed book with many details not learned in normal history despite Holocaust references being conspicuously absent.

Erich von Manstein the German soldier's choice for Chief of staff.......2007-06-10

Field Marshal Erich von Manstein was born in Berlin in 1887 as Erich von Lewinsky, he fought in WW1 and was injured in Poland in 1915. He may have had Jewish relatives. He served on the Staffs of a number of Army Groups. General Erich von Manstein (he was adopted by his mother's brother-in-law, General von Manstein) served as Commander of 56 Army Corps in March 1941 spearheading the dash for Lake Ilmen during the attack on Leningrad. September 1941 he commanded the 11th Army and conquered the Crimea, he was promoted Field Marshal. In 1942 he assumed command of Southern Army Group attempting to relieve Stalingrad, he defeated a Russian Army at Kharkov March 1943, for this he was awarded Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross.
The title Die Verlorene Siege (Lost Victories) highlights von Manstein's disgust with Hitler over operations in the east, Hitler relieved von Manstein of command, he was not used in war operations again.
This book is an essential war diary for aspiring Military Commanders interested in dealing with large unit tactics.

LOST VICTORIES : THE WAR MEMOIRS OF HITLER'S MOST BRILLIANT GENERAL

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LOST VICTORIES : THE WAR MEMOIRS OF HITLER'S MOST BRILLIANT GENERAL
Erich von Manstein
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Lost Victories The war memoirs of Hitler's most brilliant General
Field Marshall Erich (Anthony G. Powell, Edited & Trans) von Manstein
Manufacturer: Henry Regnery Co.
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Lost Victories: The War Memoirs of Hitler's Most Brilliant General
Erich Von Manstein
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The colourful – and often questionable – life of one of Toronto’s leading criminal lawyers

In two separate trials in Toronto courtrooms in the spring of 1962, two men were convicted of two different murders. Their names were Arthur Lucas and Ronald Turpin, and when they were hanged back to back on the gallows at the Don Jail, they entered into history as the last men whom Canada executed.

The same criminal lawyer defended both Lucas and Turpin at their dramatic trials. His name was Ross MacKay, just thirty years old and appearing in his first two murder cases. Devastated by the hangings, driven to alcoholism, he endured disbarment, homelessness, and a drug charge of his own before he rallied to become a criminal lawyer of the top rank in both trial and appeal work.

MacKay never looked like a man pointed toward a life of endless travail. He was movie-star handsome, intelligent, charming and funny, irresistible to women and a man's man who played cards till the sun came up – often with his clients, many of whom became friends. These attributes weren't always enough to shield him from his own flaws and from the burdens heaped on him by his criminal clients.

Yet each time MacKay was knocked flat by events, he rallied. His was a story of redemption and, as told in this compelling book, it is a story that is both shocking and inspirational.

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