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Biomimetics in Materials Science: Self-Healing, Self-Lubricating, and Self-Cleaning Materials

By Michael Nosonovsky , Pradeep K. Rohatgi (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York
Year
2012
ISBN
978-1-4614-0925-0, 978-1-4614-0926-7
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4614-0926-7
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (7936513 bytes)
Series
Springer Series in Materials Science 152
Edition
1
Pages
418\432
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
CompositesContinuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials; PoCorrosion and Coatings; CeramicsGlassNatural Methods; Metallic Materials

Description

Biomimetics in Materials Science provides a comprehensive theoretical and practical review of biomimetic materials with self-healing, self-lubricating and self-cleaning properties. These three topics are closely related and constitute rapidly developing areas of study. The field of self-healing materials requires a new conceptual understanding of this biomimetic technology, which is in contrast to traditional engineering processes such as wear and fatigue. Biomimetics in Materials Science is the first monograph to be devoted to these materials. A new theoretical framework for these processes is presented based on the concept of multi-scale structure of entropy and non-equilibrium thermodynamics, together with a detailed review of the available technology. The latter includes experimental, modeling, and simulation results obtained on self-healing/lubricating/cleaning materials since their emergence in the past decade.

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