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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Macmillan, 2000

    0333764897 / 9780333764893

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    Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. pp.xix,296, 32 pages of plates, 9 figures, and 45 tables, a presentation copy signed by Tamotsu Nishizawa, hardback, a fine copy in a fine dust-jacket [0333764897]. Signed by Author(s).

  • Editore: Anat. Rec. 181, 195-210 (1975), 1975

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    SC. Condizione: Gut. , Obr., WES143]. / / Deu 300g.

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Plenum, 1991

    0306438054 / 9780306438059

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    Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. No DJ. First Edition. The spine is faded to blue, otherwise a fine, as new, hardcover first edition copy, no DJ.

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Plenum Pub Corp, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1991

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    Hard Back. Condizione: Near Fine. No Dust Jacket. 345 Pages Indexed. Used book in As New condition. Two line owner's name on front endpaper. Interior text pages and binding are flawless. This book contains papers originally presented at the Symposium on Polymer Gels organized and sponsored by The Society of Polymer Science of Japan and co-sponsored by the Science and Technology Agency (ST A) and MITI, Japan. The Symposium took place at Tsukuba Science City in September, 1989. Recognized experts in their fields were invited to speak and there was a strong attendance from government, academic and industrial research centers. The purpose of the Symposium was to review the state of the art and to present and discuss recent progress in the understanding of the behavioral properties of polymer gels and their application to biomedical, environmental and robotic fields. Most of the papers and related discussions concentrated on the swelling behavior of hydrogels and chemomechanical systems, both artificial and naturally occurring, in which external stimuli of a physical or chemical nature control energy transformation or signal transduction. The recent great interest in chemomechanical systems based on polymer gels has stimulated considerable effort towards the development of new sensors and actuators, controllable membrane separation processes, and delivery systems in which the functions of sensing, processing and actuation are all built into the polymeric network device. Artificial chemomechanical systems, through the use of environmentally sensitive polymer gels, are emerging as interesting materials for mimicking basic processes previously only confined to the biological world, and commercially viable applications are also foreseen in the not-too-distant future. Contents are in Five Sections: Fundamentals, Biologicals, Separation, Sensors and Actuators, and Drug Delivery Systems. Section 1 deals with characterization of gel structure and studies on gelation, gel swelling and gel mechanical properties. In Section 2, the properties and excitability of nerve cytoplasm are described in two papers, while three papers are concerned with the preparation and characterization of gels purposely tailored for implantation into the human body or capable of performing catalytic or regulating functions for biotechnological or biomedical applications. There are four papers in Section 3 which address new materials and techniques for separation and ultrafiltration technology, also addressing the very important aspect of real-time control of membrane properties. Section 4 is concerned with the study of gel sensers and actuators, with particular emphasis on the development of compliant muscle-like actuators for advanced robotics and prosthetics. Drug delivery systems based on environmentally sensitive hydrogels are discussed in Section 5.…

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    Editore: Tokyo: Cross Culture Jigyodan Co., Ltd, 1985

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    Original brochure, 26*36,5 cm. Condizione: Gut. 62 p., num. ill. A perfect copy. - Contents: FEATURES: WRITERS ON FILM -- Alexander Walker: A look at the world's film festivals -- Ian Buruma: A recent retrospective of the Japanese cinema -- Donald Richie: Kurosawa's "Ran" -- Alan Booth: From the cradle to the stage -- PLUS -- Moving Pictures. Animation in contemporary cinema. Nick Bornoff -- The Mishima Miasma. An exclusive on Schrader's epi. Don Morton -- Puttnam's Progress. The man behind "The Killing Fields". Claudia Cragg -- Fallen Idol to Movie Queen. Women in the cinema. Leslie Brody -- Both Sides of the Camera. Film People. Jeanette Amano -- Après Vu. Shibuya Town Playguide. Ron Sternberg -- RANDOM ACCESS: Hardwhere and Softwhat. Lap-top portables -- Sound & Sight. Records and monitors II -- Kidding Around. How to keep the children busy -- At Random. Information from myriad sources -- Creative Business. Ideas from the marketplace -- THIS MONTH: Our pull-out supplement -- Tokyo Journal Recommends -- What's Going On. Our compilation of entertainment schedules -- Maps. You need them in this city -- Food & Drink. And be merry with this list of places we like -- Classifieds. Buy, sell, hire, teach, learn, meet, publicize -- Bump & Grind in the Night. Our disco guide -- THE MUSES: Theater. Shuji Terayama -- Music. In Concert - Who's playing where and when -- Film Reviews. Honest appraisals of what's coming to the cinema -- Art. Sam Carter -- Photography. Marsha Burns -- Books. Enjoying Kanagawa and Japan Today -- REGULARS: Tokyo Notebook. Hagoromo and La Colombia -- Sports. Ozeki in focus -- Letters. Readers' feedback -- Humor. Macadamia Nuts to You -- Tokyo Types: The Obaasan. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550.…

  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Springer, 1991

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Palgrave Macmillan, 2000

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  • Lingua: Inglese

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  • Lingua: Inglese

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    Editore: Palgrave Macmillan, 2000

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    Condizione: New. The year 2000 marks the one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary of Hitotsubashi University, one of Japan's most prestigious universities. This official history celebrates the origins and development of the university and its contribution both to Japan's higher education system and her outstanding economic growth over the last century. Editor(s): Ikema, Makoto. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 675. . 2000. Hardback. . . . .…

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    Editore: Humana, 2018

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  • Lingua: Inglese

    Editore: Palgrave Macmillan, 2000

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    Condizione: New. The year 2000 marks the one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary of Hitotsubashi University, one of Japan's most prestigious universities. This official history celebrates the origins and development of the university and its contribution both to Japan's higher education system and her outstanding economic growth over the last century. Editor(s): Ikema, Makoto. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JH; 3JJ; HBT; JNK; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 675. . 2000. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

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    Gebunden. Condizione: New. MAKOTO IKEMA is Professor of International Economics at Hitotsubashi University (Graduate School of Economics). His publications include Theory of International Trade and A Theory Towards International Duopolistic Competition. He is curren.

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    Editore: Palgrave Macmillan UK Apr 2016, 2016

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    Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The year 2000 marks the one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary of Hitotsubashi University, one of Japan's most prestigious universities. This official history celebrates the origins and development of the university and its contribution both to Japan's higher education system and her outstanding economic growth over the last century.…

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  • Lingua: Inglese

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    Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This volume contains a series of papers originally presented at the Symposium on Polymer Gels organized and sponsored by the Research Group on Polymer Gels,The Society of Polymer Science of Japan and co-sponsored by the Science and Technology Agency (ST A) and MIT!, Japan. The Symposium took place at Tsukuba Science City on 18th and 19th September, 1989. Recognized experts in their fields were invited to speak and there was a strong attendance from government, academic and industrial research centers. The purpose of the Symposium was to review the state of the art and to present and discuss recent progress in the understanding of the behavioral properties of polymer gels and their application to biomedical, environmental and robotic fields. Most of the papers and related discussions concentrated on the swelling behavior of hydrogels and chemomechanical systems, both artificial and naturally occurring, in which external stimuli of a physical or chemical nature control energy transformation or signal transduction. The recent great interest in chemomechanical systems based on polymer gels has stimulated considerable effort towards the development of new sensors and actuators, controllable membrane separation processes, and delivery systems in which the functions of sensing, processing and actuation are all built into the polymeric network device. Artificial chemomechanical systems, through the use of environmentally sensitive polymer gels, are emerging as interesting materials for mimicking basic processes previously only confined to the biological world, and commercially viable applications are also foreseen in the not-too-distant future. 356 pp. Englisch.…

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    Condizione: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. This volume contains a series of papers originally presented at the Symposium on Polymer Gels organized and sponsored by the Research Group on Polymer Gels,The Society of Polymer Science of Japan and co-sponsored by the Science and Technology Agency (ST A) .…

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    Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This volume contains a series of papers originally presented at the Symposium on Polymer Gels organized and sponsored by the Research Group on Polymer Gels,The Society of Polymer Science of Japan and co-sponsored by the Science and Technology Agency (ST A) and MIT!, Japan. The Symposium took place at Tsukuba Science City on 18th and 19th September, 1989. Recognized experts in their fields were invited to speak and there was a strong attendance from government, academic and industrial research centers. The purpose of the Symposium was to review the state of the art and to present and discuss recent progress in the understanding of the behavioral properties of polymer gels and their application to biomedical, environmental and robotic fields. Most of the papers and related discussions concentrated on the swelling behavior of hydrogels and chemomechanical systems, both artificial and naturally occurring, in which external stimuli of a physical or chemical nature control energy transformation or signal transduction. The recent great interest in chemomechanical systems based on polymer gels has stimulated considerable effort towards the development of new sensors and actuators, controllable membrane separation processes, and delivery systems in which the functions of sensing, processing and actuation are all built into the polymeric network device. Artificial chemomechanical systems, through the use of environmentally sensitive polymer gels, are emerging as interesting materials for mimicking basic processes previously only confined to the biological world, and commercially viable applications are also foreseen in the not-too-distant future.…

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    Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This volume contains a series of papers originally presented at the Symposium on Polymer Gels organized and sponsored by the Research Group on Polymer Gels,The Society of Polymer Science of Japan and co-sponsored by the Science and Technology Agency (ST A) and MIT!, Japan. The Symposium took place at Tsukuba Science City on 18th and 19th September, 1989. Recognized experts in their fields were invited to speak and there was a strong attendance from government, academic and industrial research centers. The purpose of the Symposium was to review the state of the art and to present and discuss recent progress in the understanding of the behavioral properties of polymer gels and their application to biomedical, environmental and robotic fields. Most of the papers and related discussions concentrated on the swelling behavior of hydrogels and chemomechanical systems, both artificial and naturally occurring, in which external stimuli of a physical or chemical nature control energy transformation or signal transduction. The recent great interest in chemomechanical systems based on polymer gels has stimulated considerable effort towards the development of new sensors and actuators, controllable membrane separation processes, and delivery systems in which the functions of sensing, processing and actuation are all built into the polymeric network device. Artificial chemomechanical systems, through the use of environmentally sensitive polymer gels, are emerging as interesting materials for mimicking basic processes previously only confined to the biological world, and commercially viable applications are also foreseen in the not-too-distant future.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 356 pp. Englisch.…