Overview
- Presents a detailed introduction to and comprehensive description of the acoustic levitation technique
- Highlights recent acoustic levitation-based research on drop dynamics and bio/chemical analysis
- Provides valuable insights from both fundamental and engineering perspectives
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
- Acoustic levitation
- Acoustophoresis
- Nonlinear effect of sound
- Contactless transport
- Drop dynamics
- Surface tension measurements
- Biochemical analysis
- Sound field
- Sound pressure
- Acoustic radiation pressure
- levitated drop
- container-free handling
- Ultrasound levitation
- Ultrasonography
- fluid- and aerodynamics
About this book
This book systematically introduces readers to the fundamental physics and a broad range of applications of acoustic levitation, one of the most promising techniques for the container-free handling of small solid particles and liquid droplets. As it does away with the need for solid walls and can easily be incorporated into analysis instruments, acoustic levitation has attracted considerable research interest in many fields, from fluid physics to material science.
The book offers a comprehensive overview of acoustic levitation, including the history of acoustic radiation force; the design and development of acoustic levitators; the technology’s applications, ranging from drop dynamics studies to bio/chemical analysis; and the insightful perspectives that the technique provides. It also discusses the latest advances in the field, from experiments to numerical simulations. As such, the book provides readers with a clearer understanding of acoustic levitation, while alsostimulating new research areas for scientists and engineers in physics, chemistry, biology, medicine and other related fields.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Duyang Zang received his Ph.D. in Physics from Paris-Sud University in 2010. He is now a professor in the Department of Applied Physics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China. He is interested in a wide range of researches in soft matter and complex fluids including capillary phenomena, droplet/bubble dynamics, Interfacial rheology and dynamics, mechanics and phase behaviors of soft matter. He authorized more than 70 peer-reviewed journal papers including Nature Communication, Physics Reports, Physical Review Fluids, Soft Matter, and Langmuir. In 2014, he won the Shaanxi Provincial Science and Technology Award. Since 2017, he has been serving as an editor on the editorial board of European Physical Journal E. He has guest-edited two topical issues in journals: Soft Matter – Web theme on droplet dynamics and manipulation and Physics of Fluids – Drops and Flows in Acoustics Levitation.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Acoustic Levitation
Book Subtitle: From Physics to Applications
Editors: Duyang Zang
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9065-5
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-32-9064-8Published: 03 June 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-32-9067-9Published: 16 July 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-32-9065-5Published: 02 June 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 179
Number of Illustrations: 31 b/w illustrations, 69 illustrations in colour
Topics: Engineering Fluid Dynamics, Acoustics, Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, Applied and Technical Physics, Ultrasound, Fluid- and Aerodynamics