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21. Surfactants in Tribology, Volume 2

    Edited by Girma Biresaw, K.L. Mittal

    The premier symposium on Surfactants in Tribology, held in Seoul in 2006, was an enormously successful event that generated a high level of interest in the topic, leading to the publication of the first volume in this series in 2008. The tremendous response was echoed at the follow-up symposium in...

    Published April 3rd 2011 by CRC Press
22. Commonly Asked Questions in Thermodynamics

    By Marc J. Assael, William A. Wakeham, Anthony R. H. Goodwin, Stefan Will, Michael Stamatoudis

    Have you ever had a question that keeps persisting and for which you cannot find a clear answer? Is the question seemingly so “simple” that the problem is glossed over in most resources, or skipped entirely? CRC Press/Taylor and Francis is pleased to introduce Commonly Asked Questions in...

    Published March 13th 2011 by CRC Press
23. Adhesion Aspects in MEMS/NEMS

    Edited by Seong H. Kim, Michael T. Dugger, Kash L. Mittal

    Phenomena associated with the adhesion interaction of surfaces have been a critical aspect of micro- and nanosystem development and performance since the first MicroElectroMechanicalSystems(MEMS) were fabricated. These phenomena are ubiquitous in nature and are present in all systems, however MEMS...

    Published February 17th 2011 by CRC Press
24. Surface and Interfacial Aspects of Cell Adhesion

    Edited by Alain Carré, Kash L. Mittal

    Cell adhesion comes into play in almost all domains of life. The range of situations in which it occurs, involving organisms, living tissues, microorganisms or single cells, is endless. Cell adhesion is involved in the binding of a cell to a surface, extracellular matrix, or another cell using cell...

    Published January 18th 2011 by CRC Press
25. Self-Assembled Structures

    Properties and Applications in Solution and on Surfaces

    Edited by Jingcheng Hao

    Self-assembly is a process in which a disordered system forms an organized structure without external direction. Examples include the formation of molecular crystals, lipid bilayers, and polymer brushes. This book reviews the fabrication and use of various self-assembled materials. In particular,...

    Published December 16th 2010 by CRC Press
26. Charged Particle and Photon Interactions with Matter

    Recent Advances, Applications, and Interfaces

    Edited by Yoshihiko Hatano, Yosuke Katsumura, A. Mozumder

    Building on Mozumder’s and Hatano’s Charged Particle and Photon Interactions with Matter: Chemical, Physicochemical, and Biological Consequences with Applications (CRC Press, 2004), Charged Particle and Photon Interactions with Matter: Recent Advances, Applications, and Interfaces expands upon the...

    Published December 12th 2010 by CRC Press
27. CRC Handbook of Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamic Data of Copolymer Solutions

    By Christian Wohlfarth

    Ten years after the debut of the expansive CRC Handbook of Thermodynamic Data of Copolymer Solutions, The CRC Handbook of Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamic Data of Copolymer Solutions updates and expands the world’s first comprehensive source of this vital data. Author Christian Wohlfarth, a...

    Published November 21st 2010 by CRC Press
28. Applied Surface Thermodynamics, Second Edition

    Edited by A.W. Neumann, Robert David, Yi Zuo

    Series: Surfactant Science

    Surface thermodynamics forms the foundation of any meaningful study of capillarity and wetting phenomena. The second edition of Applied Surface Thermodynamics offers a comprehensive state-of-the-art treatment of this critical topic. It provides students and researchers with fundamental knowledge...

    Published October 12th 2010 by CRC Press
29. Surface Activity of Petroleum Derived Lubricants

    By Lilianna Z. Pillon

    Hundreds of lubricant additives are available industry-wide to improve base stock properties and protect metal surfaces; however, the wrong combination of these commodities can result in substandard performance. Surface Activity of Petroleum Derived Lubricants explains how surface activity is...

    Published October 5th 2010 by CRC Press
30. Colloids in Biotechnology

    Edited by Monzer Fanun

    Series: Surfactant Science

    Colloids show great potential in a wide variety of applications, including drug delivery and medical imaging, and the design and fabrication of colloid systems has attracted considerable interest in the research community. Colloids in Biotechnology describes developments in the field of...

    Published September 16th 2010 by CRC Press