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Nanoimprint Lithography (NIL) has been an interesting and growing field in recent years since its beginnings in the mid-1990s. During that time, nanoimprinting has undergone significant changes and developments and nowadays is a technology used in R&D labs and industrial production processes around the world. One of the exciting things about nanoimprinting process is its remarkable versatility and the broad range of applications. This reprint includes ten articles, which represent a small glimpse of the challenges and possibilities of this technology. Six contributions deal with nanoimprint processes aiming at specific applications, while the other four papers focus on more general aspects of nanoimprint processes or present novel materials. Several different types of nanoimprint processes are used: plate-to-plate, roll-to-plate, and roll-to-roll. Plate-to-plate NIL here also includes the use of soft and flexible stamps. The application fields in this reprint are broad and can be identified as plasmonics, superhydrophibicity, biomimetics, optics/datacom, and life sciences, showing the broad applicability of nanoimprinting. The sections on the nanoimprint process discuss filling and wetting aspects during nanoimprinting as well as materials for stamps and imprinting.

Technology: general issues --- nanoimprint lithography --- polymer --- formulation development --- surface chemistry --- click chemistry --- plasmons --- Bragg SPPs --- angle of incidence --- grating --- organic solar cell --- ultraviolet nanoimprint lithography --- durability --- anisotropy --- contact angle --- line and space --- high aspect ratio micro-structure --- roll-to-plate nanoimprint lithography --- superhydrophobic --- oleophobic --- biomimetic surface --- large-area patterning --- negligible residual layer --- partial cavity filling --- guiding chart --- defect avoidance --- hydrodynamic instabilities --- T-NIL --- UV-NIL --- el-UV-NIL --- el-T-NIL --- optical planar waveguides --- roll-to-plate R2P nanoimprinting --- UV-curable polymers --- inorganic-organic hybrid polymer --- optical losses --- SmartNIL --- R2R UV-NIL --- neuronal cell assay --- nanoimprint lithography (NIL) --- undercut features --- master --- Blu-Ray patterning --- reactive ion etching --- biomimetics --- morpho butterfly --- n/a

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Woody biomass is most widely used for energy production. In the United States, roughly 2% of the energy consumed annually is generated from wood and wood-derived fuels. Woody biomass needs to be preprocessed and pretreated before it is used for energy production. Preprocessing and pretreatments improve the physical, chemical, and rheological properties, making them more suitable for feeding, handling, storage transportation, and conversion. Mechanical preprocessing technologies such as size reduction and densification, help improve particle size distribution and density. Thermal pretreatment can reduce grinding energy and torrefied ground biomass has improved sphericity, particle surface area, and particle size distribution. This book focuses on several specific topics, such as understanding how forest biomass for biofuels impacts greenhouse gas emissions; mechanical preprocessing, such as densification of forest residue biomass, to improve physical properties such as size, shape, and density; the impact of thermal pretreatment temperatures on woody biomass chemical composition, physical properties, and microstructure for thermochemical conversions such as pyrolysis and gasification; the grindability of torrefied pellets; use of wood for gasification and as a filter for tar removal; and understanding the pyrolysis kinetics of biomass using thermogravimetric analyzers.

grindability --- torrefied biomass --- pellet --- energy consumption --- co-firing --- biomass --- gasification --- tar --- syngas cleaning --- dry filter --- pyrolysis --- chemical composition --- micro-structure --- physical properties --- scanning electron microscopy --- wood --- thermal pretreatment --- torrefaction --- timber --- harvest residues --- ethanol --- GHG savings --- Michigan --- variety and rootstock selection --- almond tree --- agricultural practices --- halophytes --- Phoenix dactylifera --- Salicornia bigelovii --- thermogravimetric analysis --- torrefied biomass --- correlation --- ultimate analysis --- solid yield --- heating value --- OLS --- 2-inch top pine residue + switchgrass blends --- pelleting process variables --- pellet quality --- specific energy consumption --- response surface models --- hybrid genetic algorithm --- pelleting --- functional groups --- pellet strength --- combustion efficiency --- forest biomass --- Australia --- biomass energy potential --- emission --- bioenergy

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Nanoimprint Lithography (NIL) has been an interesting and growing field in recent years since its beginnings in the mid-1990s. During that time, nanoimprinting has undergone significant changes and developments and nowadays is a technology used in R&D labs and industrial production processes around the world. One of the exciting things about nanoimprinting process is its remarkable versatility and the broad range of applications. This reprint includes ten articles, which represent a small glimpse of the challenges and possibilities of this technology. Six contributions deal with nanoimprint processes aiming at specific applications, while the other four papers focus on more general aspects of nanoimprint processes or present novel materials. Several different types of nanoimprint processes are used: plate-to-plate, roll-to-plate, and roll-to-roll. Plate-to-plate NIL here also includes the use of soft and flexible stamps. The application fields in this reprint are broad and can be identified as plasmonics, superhydrophibicity, biomimetics, optics/datacom, and life sciences, showing the broad applicability of nanoimprinting. The sections on the nanoimprint process discuss filling and wetting aspects during nanoimprinting as well as materials for stamps and imprinting.

Technology: general issues --- nanoimprint lithography --- polymer --- formulation development --- surface chemistry --- click chemistry --- plasmons --- Bragg SPPs --- angle of incidence --- grating --- organic solar cell --- ultraviolet nanoimprint lithography --- durability --- anisotropy --- contact angle --- line and space --- high aspect ratio micro-structure --- roll-to-plate nanoimprint lithography --- superhydrophobic --- oleophobic --- biomimetic surface --- large-area patterning --- negligible residual layer --- partial cavity filling --- guiding chart --- defect avoidance --- hydrodynamic instabilities --- T-NIL --- UV-NIL --- el-UV-NIL --- el-T-NIL --- optical planar waveguides --- roll-to-plate R2P nanoimprinting --- UV-curable polymers --- inorganic-organic hybrid polymer --- optical losses --- SmartNIL --- R2R UV-NIL --- neuronal cell assay --- nanoimprint lithography (NIL) --- undercut features --- master --- Blu-Ray patterning --- reactive ion etching --- biomimetics --- morpho butterfly --- nanoimprint lithography --- polymer --- formulation development --- surface chemistry --- click chemistry --- plasmons --- Bragg SPPs --- angle of incidence --- grating --- organic solar cell --- ultraviolet nanoimprint lithography --- durability --- anisotropy --- contact angle --- line and space --- high aspect ratio micro-structure --- roll-to-plate nanoimprint lithography --- superhydrophobic --- oleophobic --- biomimetic surface --- large-area patterning --- negligible residual layer --- partial cavity filling --- guiding chart --- defect avoidance --- hydrodynamic instabilities --- T-NIL --- UV-NIL --- el-UV-NIL --- el-T-NIL --- optical planar waveguides --- roll-to-plate R2P nanoimprinting --- UV-curable polymers --- inorganic-organic hybrid polymer --- optical losses --- SmartNIL --- R2R UV-NIL --- neuronal cell assay --- nanoimprint lithography (NIL) --- undercut features --- master --- Blu-Ray patterning --- reactive ion etching --- biomimetics --- morpho butterfly

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Polymer composites represent the platform materials of the XXI century and are an important slice of the market in the production of modern plastics. Their design is based on adding a second component to the polymer matrix to enhance its properties. Among the various possible composites, organic–inorganic hybrid materials offer advantageous performance relative to either of the non-hybrid counterparts. The dramatic improvement of physical properties, compared with pure materials, in which inorganic particles or nanoparticles are inserted into an organic polymeric matrix, could bridge the gap between ceramics and polymers. We are interested in articles that explore polymer-based hybrid systems. The Special Issue topics include the synthesis and characterization of polymeric hybrid materials—hybrid composites in electronics and energy applications; hybrid composites in space applications; the biomedical application of hybrid polymeric materials.

History of engineering & technology --- Merox process --- dimethyl disulfide --- metal phthalocyanine --- activated carbon --- sodium methylmercaptide oxidation --- composite --- polymer --- crystalline graphite powder --- transmittance property --- shape-memory polymer --- nickel powder --- protrusive chain --- shape-memory effect --- surface morphology --- poly(lactic acid) --- flax fibers --- biocomposites --- predictive analytical model --- mechanical properties --- hybrid composite --- PCL --- TiO2 --- SiO2 --- FT-IR spectroscopy --- antibacterial behavior --- thermoset --- polyester --- bio-based --- poultry feathers --- fish gelatin methacrylate --- strontium-doped calcium silicate --- bone regeneration --- cell-laden scaffold --- bioprinting --- recycling material --- adhesion --- NiTi plate --- PMMA/NiTi composites --- surface features --- semiconductor nanocrystal --- hybrid --- solar cells --- organic semiconductor --- solution processed --- surfactant --- mechanico-thermal --- nanocomposites --- magneto-rheological (MR) --- filler --- elastomer --- micro-structure --- PA6 --- montmorillonite --- flammability --- surface modification --- thermal properties --- flame retardants --- hybrid composites --- chemical engineering --- n/a

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This book focuses on fundamental and applied research on polymer processing and its effect on the final surface as the optimization of polymer surface properties results in the unique applicability of these over other materials. The development and testing of the next generation of polymeric and composite materials is of particular interest. Special attention is given to polymer surface modification, external stimuli-responsive surfaces, coatings, adhesion, polymer and composites fatigue analysis, evaluation of the surface quality and microhardness, processing parameter optimization, characterization techniques, among others.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- thermoplastic polyurethanes blends --- pressure sensitive adhesives --- viscoelastic properties --- adhesion properties --- tack --- creep --- cohesion properties --- nano-structure functional film --- magnetron sputtering --- cellulose insulation polymer --- space charge --- hydrophobicity --- zinc oxide --- polytetrafluoroethylene --- bromoisobutyryl esterification --- cornstarch --- synthesis process --- past stability --- adhesion --- film properties --- mullite --- whiskers --- nonaqueous precipitation method --- aluminum fluoride --- polar transformation --- screw --- aspect ratio --- carbon nanotube --- dispersion --- masterbatch --- nanocomposite --- polyamide --- polyamide 6 --- halloysite nanotube --- functionalizing agent --- in situ polymerization --- melt blending --- polymorphism --- hydrothermal ageing --- polymers --- octaglycidyl-POSS --- DGEBA --- dicyandiamide --- accelerators --- corrosion --- protective coatings --- infrared spectroscopy --- rheology --- poplar wood --- waterborne UV lacquer product --- wood modification --- contact angle --- spectroscopy --- super-hydrophobic coating --- elastic sensor --- carbon nanotubes --- wearable electronics --- monitoring of breathing --- strain sensor --- polymer composite --- CNTs --- construction composite --- friction resistance --- surface state --- low dielectric constant --- PI --- irradiation --- dielectric loss --- tin compounds --- valsartan --- poly(vinyl chloride) --- additives --- average molecular weight --- weight loss --- functional group index --- PET --- polymer --- plasma jet --- tilted application --- ROS distribution --- UV --- VUV --- epoxy --- Joule heating --- fast curing --- accelerated forming --- shape memory --- Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene --- sound absorption --- 3D printing technology --- frequency --- thickness --- air gap --- polyvinyl alcohol --- cationic polyacrylamide --- polyvinyl chloride --- azodicarbonamide --- micro-structure --- diffusion plate --- micro injection molding --- grinding --- ethylene-octene-copolymer --- carbon fibers --- polyaniline --- polypyrrole --- thermoelectric composites --- surface coating --- dopamine hydrochloride --- graphene oxide --- surgical suture --- friction --- Poly(vinylidene chloride-co-acrylonitrile) (P(VDC-co-AN )) --- thermo-dynamic surface characterization --- surface free energy --- inverse gas chromatography --- visual traits --- computer vision and image processing --- basalt fiber --- epoxy composite --- glass transition temperature --- DMA --- TMA --- creep recovery --- stress-relaxation --- heterogeneous nucleation --- cell morphology --- injection molding foaming --- composite materials --- visualization --- gloss transition defect --- surface defect --- surface gloss --- shrinkage --- mold surface replication --- surface analysis --- injection molding --- polymer surface modification --- hydrophobic properties --- optimization --- mathematical modeling --- poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) --- conjugation --- N,N′-disuccinimidyl carbonate (DSC) --- immobilization --- surface modification --- ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene --- cellulose nanofiber --- bionanocomposite --- melt-blending --- ethanol mixing --- thermoplastic polyurethanes blends --- pressure sensitive adhesives --- viscoelastic properties --- adhesion properties --- tack --- creep --- cohesion properties --- nano-structure functional film --- magnetron sputtering --- cellulose insulation polymer --- space charge --- hydrophobicity --- zinc oxide --- polytetrafluoroethylene --- bromoisobutyryl esterification --- cornstarch --- synthesis process --- past stability --- adhesion --- film properties --- mullite --- whiskers --- nonaqueous precipitation method --- aluminum fluoride --- polar transformation --- screw --- aspect ratio --- carbon nanotube --- dispersion --- masterbatch --- nanocomposite --- polyamide --- polyamide 6 --- halloysite nanotube --- functionalizing agent --- in situ polymerization --- melt blending --- polymorphism --- hydrothermal ageing --- polymers --- octaglycidyl-POSS --- DGEBA --- dicyandiamide --- accelerators --- corrosion --- protective coatings --- infrared spectroscopy --- rheology --- poplar wood --- waterborne UV lacquer product --- wood modification --- contact angle --- spectroscopy --- super-hydrophobic coating --- elastic sensor --- carbon nanotubes --- wearable electronics --- monitoring of breathing --- strain sensor --- polymer composite --- CNTs --- construction composite --- friction resistance --- surface state --- low dielectric constant --- PI --- irradiation --- dielectric loss --- tin compounds --- valsartan --- poly(vinyl chloride) --- additives --- average molecular weight --- weight loss --- functional group index --- PET --- polymer --- plasma jet --- tilted application --- ROS distribution --- UV --- VUV --- epoxy --- Joule heating --- fast curing --- accelerated forming --- shape memory --- Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene --- sound absorption --- 3D printing technology --- frequency --- thickness --- air gap --- polyvinyl alcohol --- cationic polyacrylamide --- polyvinyl chloride --- azodicarbonamide --- micro-structure --- diffusion plate --- micro injection molding --- grinding --- ethylene-octene-copolymer --- carbon fibers --- polyaniline --- polypyrrole --- thermoelectric composites --- surface coating --- dopamine hydrochloride --- graphene oxide --- surgical suture --- friction --- Poly(vinylidene chloride-co-acrylonitrile) (P(VDC-co-AN )) --- thermo-dynamic surface characterization --- surface free energy --- inverse gas chromatography --- visual traits --- computer vision and image processing --- basalt fiber --- epoxy composite --- glass transition temperature --- DMA --- TMA --- creep recovery --- stress-relaxation --- heterogeneous nucleation --- cell morphology --- injection molding foaming --- composite materials --- visualization --- gloss transition defect --- surface defect --- surface gloss --- shrinkage --- mold surface replication --- surface analysis --- injection molding --- polymer surface modification --- hydrophobic properties --- optimization --- mathematical modeling --- poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) --- conjugation --- N,N′-disuccinimidyl carbonate (DSC) --- immobilization --- surface modification --- ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene --- cellulose nanofiber --- bionanocomposite --- melt-blending --- ethanol mixing