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Gebelein, Charles G |
Polymeric Materials in Medication |
I05343 |
1985 |
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Carraher Jr., Charles E |
Polymer Applications of Renewable-Resource Materials |
I00369 |
1983 |
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| Title | Polymeric Materials in Medication |
| Author(s) | Gebelein, Charles G;Carraher Jr., Charles E |
| Publication | New York, NY, Springer US, 1985. |
| Description | VIII, 302 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The art of using chemical agents for medication dates back into antiquity, although most of the earliest examples used plants, herbs, and other natural materials. The old Egyptian medical papyri, which date from before 1400 B. C. , contain dozens of examples of such medicinal plants and animal extracts. In the Old Testament of the Bible, we can find references to using oil to soften the skin and sores (Isaiah 1:6), the use of tree leaves for medicine (Ezekiel 47:12) and various medical balms (Jeremiah 8:22). Not all these recipes were effective in curing the ailments for which they were used and sometimes the treatment was worse than the disease. Nevertheless, the art of using chemical derived agents for medicines continued to develop and received great impetus during the present century with the rise of synthetic organic chemistry. One of the most vexing problems has always been to achieve specifici?? ty with the medications. While some medical agents do indeed possess a relatively high degree of specificity, most agents are far more systemic than would be desired. Much of the research efforts to correct this deficiency has centered on modifying the chemical agents themselves. Unfortunately, there are severe limitations in this approach since minor modifications often drastically affect the therapeutic activity and can even render the drug completely ineffective, or worse |
| ISBN,Price | 9781489922458 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
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4. Physics, general
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| Title | Polymer Applications of Renewable-Resource Materials |
| Author(s) | Carraher Jr., Charles E;Sperling, L.H |
| Publication | New York, NY, Springer US, 1983. |
| Description | XIII, 469 p. 75 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | For there is hope of a tree, If it be cut down, That it will sprout again And that the tender branch Thereof will not cease. Job XIV (7) Mankind has been blessed with a multitude of resources. In the beginning he utilized almost soley replenishable items such as vegetation and animal protein, for both nourishment and shelter. Gradually, such metals as copper and iron were developed and replaced wood as a material of construction. Cement and glass, although more plentiful than other minerals, also replaced the use of growing sub?? stances. Coal and oil became the primary sources of heat and power. Closer to the focus of this book, petroleum products began to replace the vegetable oils, tannin, wool, cotton, leather, silk, rubber, etc. in a host of applications. Surely, it was argued, the new materials did the job better and cheaper. What they didn't say is that soon we would run out of oil. In any case, research on growing natural products, now called renewable resources, slowed, and these industries sought only to maintain their status quo. The 20th Century saw an unprecedented emphasis and dependence on nonrenewable resources as energy sources (petroleum, coal, ura?? nium) and the fabric of technology (drugs, clothing, shelter, tires, computer parts). The predawn of the 21st Century brings a reali?? zation that a cyclic shift back towards the use of renewable re?? sources for technological application is in order |
| ISBN,Price | 9781461335030 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. PHYSICS
4. Physics, general
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| Item Type | eBook |
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