This open access book examines how Piedmont, in early modern Italy, developed silk production into a distinctive system of technological and social innovation. It explores the ways in which this fragile yet economically significant material shaped regional strategies of adaptation and growth, linking local expertise to the expanding networks of global trade. Across ten chapters, the author traces the evolution of a complex production ecosystem, from small workshops to royal manufactories, ...

Developing realistic and reliable models of drug release requires cross-disciplinary physical, mathematical, and physiological knowledge. This book brings these areas together under one cover to build a firm foundation that incorporates all the elements needed to conceive, build, and implement successful models. The authors first introduce the basics of modeling, and then cover relevant physiology, rheology, mass transport, thermodynamics, and drug solubility. Subsequent chapters explore a...