International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology

International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology presents comprehensive reviews and current advances in cell and molecular biology. Articles address structure and control of gene expression, nucleocytoplasmic interactions, control of cell development and differentiation, and cell transformation and growth.

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Discovery

Gasless combustion synthesis

Combustion synthesis with gasification of the reagents

Combustion synthesis in gas–solid systems

Combustion synthesis with a reduction stage: the thermite type systems and nanothermites

Combustion synthesis with inorganic compounds as precursors

Thermal decomposition of complex compounds

Solution combustion synthesis

Mechanical activation of initial powder mixtures for SHS

Reactive multilayer nanofilms (foils)

Thermodynamics and Kinetics of SHS

Introduction

Thermodynamics and driving force of SHS processes

Kinetics of heterogeneous reactions

Theory of Structural Macrokinetics

Introduction: The concept of structural macrokinetics

Macrokinetics of thermal explosion

Macrokinetics of combustion

Theoretical models of structure formation in SHS

Conclusion

Experimental Structural Macrokinetics of SHS Processes

Experimental methods

Experimental results

Commercialization and Industrial Applications of SHS Products

Introduction

Powders and cakes

Ceramic materials

Cermets and functionally graded materials

Products of SHS metallurgy

Application of multilayer reaction nanofilms

Conclusion

Endnotes

References

Index