Books published by William Andrew Publishing

Permeability properties are essential data for the selection of materials and design of products across a broad range of market sectors from food packaging to Automotive applications to Medical Devices. This book brings together permeability data in a form that enables quick like-for-like comparisons between materials.

Provides a comprehensive survey of the chemical processes, manufacturing techniques and design properties of each polymer, along with their applications. This title helps reader to make the right decision and take the correct action.

Nanotechnologies are maturing, leading to an ever increasing range of commercial applications and rapidly growing nanotechnology markets. This title provides an exploration of nanotechnologies as they bring an early transformation in large-scale manufacturing contexts in key sectors such as medicine, advanced materials, energy, and electronics.

Covers methods for removal of particle contaminants on surfaces. This book features comprehensive coverage of innovations in surface contamination and cleaning.

Encompasses the fundamental phenomenon, principles, and processes of discrete droplets of both normal liquids and melts. This book contains a review of various processes and techniques, along with their applications and associations with materials systems. It describes the phenomena and principles in droplet processes.

Applications of Fluoropolymer Films: Properties, Processing, and Products presents an overview of fluoropolymer films, manufacturing methods, typical properties, and commercial grades for each type of fluoropolymer film. The second part of the book is uniquely focused on the applications of fluoropolymer films, with detailed information on their use in cutting-edge items across major industries, including aerospace and automotive, architectural, chemical processing, construction, consumer products, electronics, food packaging, pharmaceuticals and solar energy. Presents a focused approach on the practical applications of fluoropolymer films, supporting their use in state-of-the-art products across a range of industriesContains detailed coverage of manufacturing methods, properties and commercial grades for fluoropolymer filmsUnlocks the potential of the advanced properties offered by fluoropolymer films

Electrical Conductivity in Polymer-Based Composites: Experiments, Modelling and Applications offers detailed information on all aspects of conductive composites. These composites offer many benefits in comparison to traditional conductive materials, and have a broad range of applications, including electronic packaging, capacitors, thermistors, fuel cell devices, dielectrics, piezoelectric functions and ferroelectric memories. Sections cover the theory of electrical conductivity and the different categories of conductive composites, describing percolation threshold, tunneling effect and other phenomena in the field. Subsequent chapters present thorough coverage of the key phases in the development and use of conductive composites, including manufacturing methods, external parameters, applications, modelling and testing methods. This is an essential source of information for materials scientists and engineers working in the fields of polymer technology, processing and engineering, enabling them to improve manufacture and testing methods, and to benefit fully from applications. The book also provides industrial and academic researchers with a comprehensive and up-to-date understanding of conductive composites and related issues.Explains the methods used in the manufacture and testing of conductive composites, and in the modeling of electrical conductivityContains specialized information on the full range of applications for conductive composites, including conductive adhesives or pastesBrings scientists, engineers and researchers up-to-date with the latest advances in the field