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Surface engineering can be defined as an enabling technology used in a wide range of industrial activities. Surface engineering was founded by detecting surface features which destroy most of pieces, e.g. abrasion, corrosion, fatigue, and disruption; then it was recognized, more than ever, that most technological advancements are constrained with surface requirements. In a wide range of industry (such as gas and oil exploitation, mining, and manufacturing), the surfaces generate an important problem in technological advancement. Passing time shows us new interesting methods in surface engineering. These methods usually apply to enhance the surface properties, e.g. wear rate, fatigue, abrasion, and corrosion resistance. This book collects some of new methods in surface engineering.

Surfaces (Technology) --- Materials --- Surface phenomena --- Friction --- Surfaces (Physics) --- Tribology --- Surfaces --- Surface-coating technology

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This volume constitutes the proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on Surface Effects in the Mechanics of Nanomaterials and Heterostructures, held in Beijing, 8-12 August, 2010. The symposium brought together the most active scientists working in this area from the fields of solid mechanics, composites, physics, and materials science and summarized the state-of-the-art research results with a view to advancing the frontiers of mechanics and materials physics.         Nanomaterials and heterostructures have a large fraction of their atoms at surfaces and  interfaces. These atoms see a different environment to those in the interior and can have a substantial effect on the overall mechanical and physical behaviour of a material. The last decade has witnessed a growing interest in the study of surfaces and how the surface behaviour couples with that of the bulk to determine the overall system response. The papers in this proceedings cover: extension of continuum mechanics and thermodynamics to the nano-scale; multiscale simulations; surface effects in monolithic nano-scale elements and nanostructures;  mechanical and physical properties of nanomaterials and heterostructures; self-assembly, etc. The surface stress effect is inherently a multidisciplinary and fertile field; the Symposium truly reflects these features.   This IUTAM Symposium was also dedicated to Professor Bhushan L Karihaloo of Cardiff University on his impending retirement, in recognition of his contributions to the fields of solid mechanics and nanomechanics, and to IUTAM activities in general.  .

Surfaces (Physics) --- Nanostructured materials --- Surfaces (Technology) --- Heat resistant materials -- Congresses. --- Nanostructured materials -- Congresses. --- Surfaces (Physics) -- Congresses. --- Surfaces (Technology) -- Congresses. --- Engineering. --- Mechanics. --- Continuum mechanics. --- Nanotechnology. --- Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials. --- Mechanics, Applied. --- Solid Mechanics. --- Classical Mechanics. --- Applied mechanics --- Engineering, Mechanical --- Engineering mathematics --- Classical mechanics --- Newtonian mechanics --- Physics --- Dynamics --- Quantum theory --- Molecular technology --- Nanoscale technology --- High technology

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In this thesis, the author introduces various bio-inspired smart nanochannel systems. A strategy for design and preparation of novel artificial responsive symmetric/asymmetric single nanochannel systems under various symmetric/asymmetric stimuli is presented for the first time. The author’s research work utilizes ion track etching polymer nanochannels with different shapes as examples to demonstrate the feasibility of the design strategy for building novel artificial functional nanochannels using various symmetric/asymmetric physicochemical modifications. The development of these nanochannels and their potential applications is a burgeoning new area of research, and a number of exciting breakthroughs may be anticipated in the near future from the concepts and results reported in this thesis. Research into artificial functional nanochannels continues to drive new developments of various real-world applications, such as biosensors, energy conversion systems and nanofluidic devices. The work in this thesis has led to more than 15 publications in high-profile journals.

Biomimetic materials. --- Biotechnology. --- Nanotechnology. --- Chemical & Materials Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Materials Science --- Technology - General --- Biomimetics. --- Molecular technology --- Nanoscale technology --- Materials science. --- Polymers. --- Surfaces (Physics). --- Interfaces (Physical sciences). --- Thin films. --- Materials Science. --- Polymer Sciences. --- Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films. --- High technology --- Biomimicry --- Chemicals --- Polymere --- Polymeride --- Polymers and polymerization --- Macromolecules --- Polymers  . --- Surface chemistry --- Surfaces (Physics) --- Physics --- Surfaces (Technology) --- Films, Thin --- Solid film --- Solid state electronics --- Solids --- Coatings --- Thick films

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QCM-D Studies on Polymer Behavior at Interfaces reviews the applications of quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) in polymer research, including the conformational change of grafted polymer chains, the grafting kinetics of polymer chains, the growth mechanism of polyelectrolyte multilayers, and the interactions between polymers and phospholipid membranes. It focuses on how QCM-D can be applied to the study of polymer behavior at various solid-liquid interfaces. Moreover, it clearly reveals the physical significance of the changes in frequency and dissipation associated with the different polymer behaviors at the interfaces.

Chemistry --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Organic Chemistry --- Polymers. --- Quartz crystals. --- Chemistry. --- Electrochemistry. --- Quartz plates --- Polymere --- Polymeride --- Polymers and polymerization --- Surfaces (Physics). --- Interfaces (Physical sciences). --- Thin films. --- Materials --- Polymer Sciences. --- Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films. --- Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films. --- Surfaces. --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical --- Physical sciences --- Macromolecules --- Physics --- Surface chemistry --- Surfaces (Technology) --- Polymers  . --- Materials—Surfaces. --- Films, Thin --- Solid film --- Solid state electronics --- Solids --- Coatings --- Thick films --- Surfaces (Physics) --- Quartz crystal microbalances.

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This book presents topics on the basics of materials selection and design which will give a better understanding on the selection methods and then find suitable materials for the applications. This book draws the simple and straightforward quantitative methods followed by knowledge-based expert system approach with real and tangible case studies to show how undergraduate or post-graduate students or engineers can apply their knowledge on materials selection and design. Topics discussed in this book contain special features such as illustration, tables, and tutorial questions for easy understanding. A few published books or documents are available, hence this book will be very useful for those who use (or want to use) materials selection approach without the advantages of having had comprehensive knowledge or expertise in this materials’ world.

Building materials. --- Engineering design. --- Industrial design. --- Materials. --- Chemical & Materials Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Materials Science --- Structural control (Engineering) --- Surfaces (Physics) --- Control of structures (Engineering) --- Design, Engineering --- Engineering --- Design --- Materials science. --- Industrial engineering. --- Materials Science. --- Characterization and Evaluation of Materials. --- Engineering Design. --- Operating Procedures, Materials Treatment. --- Physics --- Surface chemistry --- Surfaces (Technology) --- Structural dynamics --- Industrial design --- Strains and stresses --- Surfaces (Physics). --- Manufactures. --- Manufacturing, Machines, Tools, Processes. --- Manufactured goods --- Manufactured products --- Products --- Products, Manufactured --- Commercial products --- Manufacturing industries --- Material science --- Physical sciences