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Biomimetics in Materials Science

Self-Healing, Self-Lubricating, and Self-Cleaning Materials

  • Describes smart, biomimetic materials in the context of nanotechnology, biotechnology, and self-organization
  • Covers self-healing, self-lubricating, and self-cleaning materials with applications to green technologies in areas such as energy, biomedical devices, and defense
  • Presents a unified approach by leading researchers in the field covering both theoretical and practical issues
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Series in Materials Science (SSMATERIALS, volume 152)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
  2. Self-Healing Materials

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23
  3. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Michael Nosonovsky, Pradeep K. Rohatgi
      Pages 1-22
  4. Self-Healing Materials

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23
    2. Thermodynamic Principles of Self-Healing Metallic Materials

      • Michael Nosonovsky, Pradeep K. Rohatgi
      Pages 25-51
    3. Surface Healing: A Case Study

      • Michael Nosonovsky, Pradeep K. Rohatgi
      Pages 75-85
    4. Development of Metallic and Metal Matrix Composite Self-Healing Materials

      • Michael Nosonovsky, Pradeep K. Rohatgi
      Pages 87-122
  5. Self-Lubricating Materials

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
    2. Friction, Wear, and Self-Lubrication

      • Michael Nosonovsky, Pradeep K. Rohatgi
      Pages 125-151
    3. Thermodynamic Methods in Tribology and Friction-Induced Self-Organization

      • Michael Nosonovsky, Pradeep K. Rohatgi
      Pages 153-194
    4. Tribological Properties of Metal Matrix Composites

      • Michael Nosonovsky, Pradeep K. Rohatgi
      Pages 195-236
  6. Self-Cleaning Materials

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 237-237
    2. Thermodynamic Foundations of Wetting and Capillary Phenomena

      • Michael Nosonovsky, Pradeep K. Rohatgi
      Pages 239-273
    3. Superhydrophobicity

      • Michael Nosonovsky, Pradeep K. Rohatgi
      Pages 275-318
    4. Lotus Effect and Self-Cleaning

      • Michael Nosonovsky, Pradeep K. Rohatgi
      Pages 319-341
    5. Self-Cleaning in the Water Flow

      • Michael Nosonovsky, Pradeep K. Rohatgi
      Pages 343-354
    6. Artificial Self-Cleaning Surfaces

      • Michael Nosonovsky, Pradeep K. Rohatgi
      Pages 355-374
    7. Outlook

      • Michael Nosonovsky, Pradeep K. Rohatgi
      Pages 375-378
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 379-415

About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • , Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, USA

    Michael Nosonovsky

  • College of Engineering & Applied Science, Dept. Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, USA

    Pradeep K. Rohatgi

About the authors

Dr. Michael Nosonovsky is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (UWM). He is a co-author of one monograph, ten book chapters, and more than 50 research articles. For his work on the Lotus effect and biomimetic surfaces, he was honored with the 2008 Burt L. Newkirk Award by ASME.

Dr. Pradeep K. Rohatgi is Wisconsin Distinguished Professor and Director of the UWM Center for Composites. He is a pioneer in the field of composite materials, particularly metal matrix composites. Rohatgi has coauthored and edited eleven books and over four hundred scientific papers, and holds 20 U.S. patents. In 2006, he was honored with the "Rohatgi Honorary Symposium" on Solidification Processing of Metal Matrix Composites by The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society.

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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