Superhydrophobic Surfaces

ISBN-13: 9780128011096 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 180 str.

Crawford, Russell Ivanova, Elena

Opis

Superhydrophobic Surfaces analyzes the fundamental concepts of superhydrophobicity and gives insight into the design of superhydrophobic surfaces. The book serves as a reference for the manufacturing of materials with superior water-repellency, self-cleaning, anti-icing and corrosion resistance. It thoroughly discusses many types of hydrophobic surfaces such as natural superhydrophobic surfaces, superhydrophobic polymers, metallic superhydrophobic surfaces, biological interfaces, and advanced/hybrid superhydrophobic surfaces.

• Provides an adequate blend of complex engineering concepts with in-depth explanations of biological principles guiding the advancement of these technologies
• Describes complex ideas in simple scientific language, avoiding overcomplicated equations and discipline-specific jargon
• Includes practical information for manufacturing superhydrophobic surfaces
• Written by experts with complementary skills and diverse scientific backgrounds in engineering, microbiology and surface sciences

Spis treści

1. The concept of superhydrophobicity2. Natural superhydrophobic surfaces3. Soil wettability4. Superhydrophobic polymers5. Metallic superhydrophobic surfaces6. Insights into the design of superhydrophobic surfaces7. Biological interfaces8. Advanced /hybrid superhydrophobic surfaces

O autorze

Professor Russell Crawford is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Life & Social Sciences at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia. He obtained his MSc from Swinburne in 1987, followed by a PhD from The University of Melbourne in 1995. He is the President of the Australian Council of Deans of Science and is a Fellow of the Royal Austraian Chemical Institute. His research is in the area of surface and colloid science, with his early work focusing on the surface chemistry of mineral flotation and the removal of heavy metals from aqueous environments. His more recent research has investigated the ways in which biological organisms interact with solid substrate surfaces, particularly those used in the construction of medical implants. Professor Elena P. Ivanova received PhD from the Institute of Microbiology and Virology, Ukraine; ScD from the Pacific Institute of Bio-organic Chemistry, RF; JD from the Melbourne University. EI worked at Osaka National Research Institute, AIST (Japan) as a Postdoctoral Fellow; at the Center of Marine Biotechnology, University of Maryland, USA; and joined Swinburne University of Technology, Australia in 2001. Recipient of AIST, JSPS and UNESCO Fellowships; Research Excellence Award Governor of Primorye (RF, 1998), Morrison Rogosa Award, ASM; Prominent Young Doctor of Science Award, RAS, RF; author and co-author of 200+ research papers, patents, books and book chapters. Professional interests are concentrated on development and coordination of research in fundamental and applied fields of Bio/nano/technology.