News Release

Wiley Encyclopedia of Composites, 5-volume set, second edition

Book Announcement

Wiley

Wiley is pleased to announce publication of a new major reference work, the Wiley Encyclopedia of Composites, 5 Volume Set, 2nd Edition.

This new edition provides a thorough overview of composite materials and related processing technologies. A compendium of all classes of composite materials, the work covers their analysis, formulation, design, evaluation, processing, manufacture, testing, and reliability.

Written by prominent international experts from industry and academia, the Wiley Encyclopedia of Composites, 5 Volume Set, 2nd Edition presents over 260 new and revised articles addressing new technological advances including the entire range of industrial applications of composites. The online Encyclopedia is an invaluable resource for researchers in both library and professional settings and provides information about composite materials and related processing technologies.

Praise for the first edition:

"...comprehensive opus magnum....an editorial board of outstanding scientists."
–SAMPE Journal "The total work will be a necessary purchase of the reference library of those concerned with composites in any shape or form."
–Polymer International

Please contact Michelle Martella to receive sample content, arrange for a review copy, or for any other questions regarding these volumes.

About the Editors

Luigi Nicolais is currently a professor in the Department of Materials Engineering and Production at the University of Naples "Federico II." He is a member of the editorial board for several journals, including Polymer Composites, Composite Science and Technology, Polymer News, Journal of Materials Science, and the Journal of Applied Polymer Science.

Assunta Borzacchiello is a researcher at the Institute of Composite and Biomedical Materials (C.N.R) and a professor at the Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Biomaterials at the University of Naples "Federico II."

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