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Chemical Principles of Textile Conservation (Butterworth - Heinemann Series in Conservation and Museology) |
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From Book News, Inc.
A text written for both those who are in the profession of restoring and caring for historic textile artifacts and scientists interested in further research. The underlying chemical processes of textile handling and care are explained, with chapters on: binding media on printed and painted textiles; cleaning with water, solvents, and chemical reactions; humidification; air drying and freeze drying; disinfection and disinfestation; the care of metal threads; and ... >> |
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Pharmaceutical Packaging Technology |
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From Book News, Inc.
The capsules, pills, and so on that hold the drugs together are not the topic here of the mostly British scientists in the pharmaceutical industry, but the cardboard, plastic, and what-not of the commercial product sitting on the shelf. Like others, the pharmaceutical industry is having to respond to increasing concerns about the environmental impact of packaging, but has to pay more attention than many industries to the preservation of the product during shipp... >> |
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Biomaterials Science : An Introduction to Materials in Medicine |
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From Book News, Inc.
The application of materials to problems in biology and medicine involves a complexity of medical needs, basic research, advanced technological development, ethical considerations, industrial involvement, and federal regulation. In this presentation, which aims for a balanced introduction to the field, chapters on properties of materials and classes of materials used in medicine are followed by discussion of concepts of biology, biochemistry, and medicine, and p... >> |
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