Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Research in biotechnology, polymers, nanotechnology, biomanufacturing, and energy and environmentally responsive processes. Find scholarly articles, trade publications, datasets, patents, standards, and technical reports.

Key Databases

The best first place to go if you're looking for research materials in this discipline.

Compendex

Coverage: 1884-present. Subject areas include nuclear technology, bioengineering, transportation, chemical and process engineering, light and optical ...

Web of Science

Multidisciplinary coverage of over 10,000 high-impact journals in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities, as well as international pro...

SciFinder-n

SciFinder-n is the most comprehensive database for coverage of chemistry and chemical engineering. It has the world's largest collection of organic an...

Knovel scientific and engineering databases

A collection of full-text databases in the following subject areas: Adhesives, Sealants, Coatings & Inks; Biochemistry, Biology & Biotechnology; Ceram...

Reaxys

Use Reaxys to obtain checked physico-chemical data, preparation/reaction methods for pure compounds, and literature and patent references. Includes th...

NC State University Safety Data Sheets (SDS) Management System

Collection of over 500,000 material safety data sheets for chemical products. MSDS commonly contain information on chemical and physical properties; h...

Chemical Structures

ChemSpider - ChemSpider is a free chemical structure database providing access to over 30 million structures, pro...
Cambridge structural database system - CSD is a repository for small-molecule organic and metal-organic 3D crystal structures, containing o...
PubChem - PubChem contains the chemical structures of small organic molecules and information on their biologi...
Index chemicus - "Covering more than 100 of the world's leading organic chemistry journals, Index Chemicus is text- a...

Chemical Reactions

Current chemical reactions (CCR-Expanded) - Contains single- and multi-step new synthetic methods. The overall reaction flow is provided for eac...
E-EROS - e-EROS provides in-depth information on reagents and catalysts, focusing on organic syntheses. This ...
Synthetic reaction updates - "Synthetic Reaction Updates is a literature updating service keeping you up to date with recent deve...

Patents

Derwent innovations index - The Derwent Innovations Index, available through the ISI Web of Knowledge interface, is a Web-access...

Standards

IHS connect - "Building on unrivalled coverage of the economic, industry and risk landscape, IHS Economics & Count...
ASTM compass - The ASTM Digital Library contains 1,500+ books, 16,800+ Journal Articles, and more than 47,000+ pape...

Biological Sciences

PubMed - PubMed comprises more than 27 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science...
MEDLINE - Subjects covered include all aspects of clinical medicine (diseases and disorders, diagnostic and th...
BIOSIS citation index - Includes cited references to primary journal literature on biological research, medical research fin...
TOXLINE - Covers the pharmacological, biochemical, physiological, and toxicological effects of drugs and other...
Merck index online - For over 120 years The Merck Index has been regarded as the most authoritative and reliable source o...

Encyclopedias & Handbooks

NIST chemistry webbook - Provides thermochemical, thermophysical, and ion energetics data compiled by NIST under the Standard...
Encyclopedia of analytical chemistry - The Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry covers all fields of chemical research: analytical, organic...

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