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Adhesive strength --- Glued joints --- Flexural strength

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Improving the durability of reinforced concrete structures is a mandatory strategy to reduce the environmental impact of construction materials together with aiming to limit carbon dioxide emissions, energy consumption and natural raw materials depletion. Hence, for both new and existing concrete structures, proper protective techniques are required to prevent premature failure induced by environmental aggressive agents. The book presents the most innovative findings both in designing durable new constructions and toward solving durability deficiencies in existing concrete structures, such as innovative special coatings, hydrophobic impregnations and pore blocking treatments that are very efficient in severe aggressive environments (seawater, biocorrosion, etc.). Moreover, migrant corrosion inhibitors applied on concrete surfaces are able to greatly improve resistance against both chloride and CO2. Finally, special reinforcements and fibers, together with a proper designed cathodic protection, can greatly contribute to obtaining long-life reinforced concrete structures, significantly increasing the sustainability of concrete construction.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- durability of concrete --- chloride penetration --- rebar corrosion --- corrosion inhibitor --- silane-based surface treatment --- concrete --- reinforcing steel --- zinc coating --- HDG --- corrosion --- chlorides --- LPR --- EIS --- SEM --- EDS --- geopolymer coatings (GPC) --- setting time --- compressive strength --- adhesive strength --- impermeability --- steel fiber reinforced concrete --- zinc phosphate --- chloride ion corrosion resistance --- microstructure --- bond strength --- pullout --- optical measurements --- 3D scanning --- electrochemical noise --- fly ash --- cathodic protection --- coatings --- durability --- concrete bio-corrosion --- sulfuric acid corrosion control --- magnesium hydroxide coating --- sewerage pipe systems --- acid spraying test --- n/a

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Hydrogels are a class of soft materials with crosslinked network structures. They show good biocompatibility, biodegradability, hydrophilicity, and mechanical properties similar to those of tissue, so they have a wide range of applications. In recent years, a variety of multifunctional hydrogels with excellent performance have been developed, greatly expanding the depth and breadth of their applications. This book is the reprint of the Special Issue “Advances in Hydrogels”, which focused on the recent advances regarding hydrogels, aiming to provide reference for researchers in related fields. This book included one editorial, thirteen original research articles, and three valuable reviews from thirteen different countries including Canada, China, Thailand, Mexico, India, Saudi Arabia, Chile, Germany, the Czech Republic, Colombia, Romania, Israel, and the USA.

Research & information: general --- Physics --- molecularly imprinted polymeric hydrogels --- synthetic receptors --- zearalenone --- glucuronic acid --- fluorescent sensors --- PEG-PLA --- thermoresponsive hydrogel --- redox-sensitive --- hydrogel --- superabsorbent --- e-beam --- swelling --- crosslinking --- carboxymethyl cellulose --- drying --- RW --- CHD --- radiation penetration depth --- lecithin --- rheology --- scanning electron microscopy --- drying and swelling --- extracellular matrix --- mesh size --- hydrogels --- photopolymers --- volume holography --- photo curing --- multifunctional biomedical biomaterials --- light-responsive materials --- novel formulations --- natural polymer --- synthetic polymer --- topical application --- cryoconcentrated blueberry juice --- stability --- storage --- bioactive compounds content --- antioxidant activity --- water gel --- photocrosslinking --- natural polymer modification --- biomedical-engineering applications --- vitamin D --- nanoemulsion --- gelled matrices --- texture analysis --- gelatin --- sensory evaluation --- gummy --- thermosensitive --- P(OEGMA-co-MEO2MA) --- microgel --- scaffold --- 3D culture --- commercial copper sulfide (CuS) --- alginate --- photothermal therapy (PTT) --- near-infrared II windows --- cancer --- glioblastoma --- mechanobiology --- mechanoreceptor --- mechanotransduction --- quercetin --- cyclodextrin --- polyvinyl alcohol --- inclusion complex --- photo-polymerization --- potassium acrylate-co-acrylamide --- swelling capacity --- multistructured --- adhesive strength --- hydrogen bonding --- n/a