"Composites and Their Applications" ed. by Ning Hu

This book mainly describes some potential applications and the related properties of various composites by focusing on the following several topics: health or integrity monitoring techniques of composites structures, bio-medical composites and their applications in dental or tissue materials, natural fiber or mineral filler reinforced composites and their property characterization, catalysts composites and their applications, and some other potential applications of fibers or composites as sensors, etc.

Composites are a class of material, which receives much attention not only because it is on the cutting edge of active material research fields due to appearance of many new types of composites, e.g., nanocomposites and bio-medical composites, but also because there are a great deal of promise for its potential applications in various industries ranging from aerospace to construction due to its various outstanding properties.

Contents
Section 1 Health Monitoring for Composite Material Structures
1 A Structural Health Monitoring of a Pitch Catch Active Sensing of PZT Sensors on CFRP Panels: A Preliminary Approach
2 Numerical Simulation of Wave Propagation in 3D Elastic Composites with Rigid Disk-Shaped Inclusions of Variable Mass
3 Structural Health Monitoring for Composite Materials
4 Acoustic Emission of Composite Vessel
5 Locating Delamination in Composite Laminated Beams Using the Zero-Order Mode of Lamb Waves
Section 2 Bio-Medical Composites and Their Applications
6 Biocomposite Materials
7 Non-Destructive Examination of Interfacial Debonding in Dental Composite Restorations Using Acoustic Emission
Section 3 Natural Fiber, Mineral Filler Composite Materials
8 TEMPO-Mediated Oxidation of Lignocellulosic Fibers from Date Palm Leaves: Effect of the Oxidation on the Processing by RTM Process and Properties of Epoxy Based Composites
9 Oil Palm Biomass Fibres and Recent Advancement in Oil Palm Biomass Fibres Based Hybrid Biocomposites
10 Properties of Basalt Plastics and of Composites Reinforced by Hybrid Fibers in Operating Conditions
Section 4 Catalysts and Environmental Pollution Processing Composites
11 Heterogeneous Composites on the Basis of Microbial Cells and Nanostructured Carbonized Sorbents
12 New Composite Materials in the Technology for Drinking Water Purification from Ionic and Colloidal Pollutants
13 Mechanical Coating Technique for Composite Films and Composite Photocatalyst Films
Section 5 Other Applications of Composites
14 Carbon Fibre Sensor: Theory and Application
15 Bio-Inspired Self-Actuating Composite Materials
16 Composite Material and Optical Fibres