The contributions in this volume concentrate on recent progress in CVD, PVD, thermal spraying, epitaxial growth, sol/gel and related techniques used to deposit monolayer, multilayer, composite, hybrid and multifunctional ceramic thin/thick films and coatings on metal and ceramic substrates. The 71 papers, including 9 invited, report on the results of studies on the characterization of structural and functional properties of materials for a number of applications such as wear, erosion, corrosion, thermal protection, and uses in electronic, magnetic, optical and opto-electronic devices.
The surface of materials is routinely exposed to various environmental influences. Surface modification presents a technological challenge for material scientists, physicists, and engineers, particularly when those surfaces are subjected to function within human body environment. This book provides a comprehensive coverage of the major issues and topics dealing with interaction of soft living matter with the surface of implants. Fundamental scientific concepts are embedded through experimental data and a broad range of case studies. First chapters cover the basics on biocompatibility of many different thin films of metals, alloys, ceramics, hydrogels, and polymers, following with case studies dealing with orthopedic and dental coatings. Next, a novel and low-cost coating deposition technique capable of production of several types of nanostructures is introduced through simple calculations and several illustrations. Moreover, chapter 6 and 7 present important topics on surface treatment of polymers, which is a subject that has seen many developments over the past decade. The last chapters target mainly the applications of coatings in biology such as in bio-sensing, neuroscience, and cancer detection. With several illustrations, micrographs, and case studies along with suitable references in each chapter, this book will be essential for graduate students and researchers in the multidisciplinary field of bio-coatings.
Detailing the properties of specific coatings, problems related to adhesion onto various substrates, and potential commercial applications, this text surveys up-to-date techniques involved in preparing intermetallic and ceramic coatings. The book features a list of selected applications covering the latest industrially available practices.
Whether an airplane or a space shuttle, a flying machine requires advanced materials to provide a strong, lightweight body and a powerful engine that functions at high temperature. The Aerospace Materials Handbook examines these materials, covering traditional superalloys as well as more recently developed light alloys. Capturing state-of-the-art d
The main target of this book is to state the latest advancement in ceramic coatings technology in various industrial fields. The book includes topics related to the applications of ceramic coating covers in enginnering, including fabrication route (electrophoretic deposition and physical deposition) and applications in turbine parts, internal combustion engine, pigment, foundry, etc.
This book, as the fourth volume, continues on ultra-high temperature materials with melting (sublimation or decomposition) points around or over 2500 °C. In this quality the book has over-branched cross-links with the sections and tables of the previous Volumes I-III. Similarly to Volumes I-III, the book includes a thorough treatment of the physical and chemical properties of ultra-high temperature materials, namely such as W semi- and monocarbides, and continues the description of refractory carbides, which was begun from Volume II of the series. The book will be of interest to researchers, engineers, postgraduate, graduate and undergraduate students alike. The readers are provided with the full qualitative and quantitative assessment, which is based on the latest updates in the field of fundamental physics and chemistry, nanotechnology, materials science, design and engineering.
