Colloidal magnetic fluids: basics, development and application of ferrofluids

Research into the fascinating properties and applications of magnetic fluids - also called ferrofluids - is rapidly growing, making it necessary to provide, at regular intervals, a coherent and tutorial account of the combined theoretical and experimental advances in the field. This volume is an outgrow of seven years of research by some 30 interdisciplinary groups of scientists: theoretical physicists describing the behaviour of such complex fluids, chemical engineers synthesizing nanosize magnetic particles, experimentalist measuring thefluid properties and mechanical engineers exploring the many applications such fluids offer, in turn providing application-guided feedback to the modellersand requests for the preparation of new fluid types to chemists, in particular those providing optimum response to given magnetic field configurations. Moreover, recent developments towards biomedical applications widens this spectrum to include medicine and pharmacology. INDICE: Synthesis and Characterisation.- Thermodynamics, Electrodynamics and Ferrofluid-Dynamics.- Surface Instabilities of Ferrofluids.- Ferrofluid Structure and Rheology.- Biomedical Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles.- Technical Applications.

• ISBN: 978-3-540-85386-2
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 405
• Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés