Today s interest in nanoparticle magnetism is stimulated by a variety of potential applications ranging from soft to hard magnetic materials and from ultra-high density information storage to biomedical applications. Interactions between magnetic systems at the nanosca... Lees meer.

Interfacial Science. An Introduction is an accessible text introducing readers to the chemistry of interfaces a subject of increasing relevance and popularity due to the emergence of nanoscience. Interfacial science impacts on our lives in diverse and surprising wa... Lees meer.

This volume will be summarized on the basis of the topics of Ionic Liquids in the form of chapters and sections. It would be emphasized on the synthesis of ILs of different types and stabilization of amphiphilic self-assemblies in conventional and newly developed ILs... Lees meer.

The surface chemistry and physics of polymeric materials is a subject not normally covered to any significant extent in classical surface chemistry textbooks. It moves on to consider the question of the dynamics of polymer surfaces and the implica tions of polymer surf... Lees meer.

This volume analyzes and summarizes recent developments and breakthroughs in several key interfacial electrochemical systems in fuel cell electrocatatalysis. Topics in Number 51 include. Temperature effects on platinum single-crystal and aqueous solution interphase... Lees meer.

Interfacial Fluid Mechanics. A Mathematical Modeling Approach provides an introduction to mathematical models of viscous flow used in rapidly developing fields of microfluidics and microscale heat transfer. Interfacial Fluid Mechanics. A Mathematical Modeling Approa... Lees meer.

This book is the premier text on the properties and applications of surfactants. The third edition is completely updated and revised including new information on gemini surfactants a new type of powerful surfactant superspreading or superwetting by aqueous surfacta... Lees meer.

Springer Verlag has been pleased to bring out this special volume on interfacial . uid dynamics and transport processes. Several issues arise within the general . eld of interfacial transport such as the instability of interfacial processes and driven . ows. The prese... Lees meer.

Polymer composites represent materials of great and of continuously growing importance. In order to achieve leadership in the formulation and application of polymer composites it is evident that in depth understanding of interfacial and interphase phenomena becomes a p... Lees meer.

This book together with its companion volume The Science of Crystallization. Macroscopic Phenomena and Defect Generation make up a complete course that will teach an advanced student how to understand and analyse scientifically any of the phenomena that are observed... Lees meer.

In order to improve long-term reliability of polymer power cables it is essential to understand the mechanisms of degradation and breakdown of solid insulation materials such as crosslinked polyethylene XLPE ethylene-propylene rubber and its interfacial phenomena. Th... Lees meer.

Fluid penetration into capillary tubes resulting from the interplay between solid-liquid adhesive interactions and liquid-liquid cohesive interactions is a ubiquitous phenomenon. A wide variety of technological applications e.g. oil extraction through porous rocks was... Lees meer.

Among the interfaces produced by the pairing the liquid-liquid interface is most slippery and difficult to be studied experimentally in comparison with the gas-liquid and solid-liquid interfaces as the liquid-liquid interface is flexible thin and buried between bulk... Lees meer.

The current water-based method of bitumen extraction requires withdrawal of fresh water which leads to the continual buildup of tailings ponds and other environmental concerns. There is now a real need to explore the possibility of an alternative non-aqueous extraction... Lees meer.

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