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Record Nr.

UNINA9910146417703321

Titolo

Colloidal magnetic fluids : basics, development and application of ferrofluids / / Stefan Odenbach, ed

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, : Springer, c2009

ISBN

9783540853879

3540853871

Edizione

[1st ed. 2009.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (X, 430 p. 253 illus., 18 illus. in color.)

Collana

Lecture notes in physics ; ; 763

Classificazione

UD 8220

33.75

35.20

Altri autori (Persone)

OdenbachStefan

Disciplina

538.4322gerDNB

Soggetti

Magnetic fluids

Fluids

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Synthesis and Characterization -- Thermodynamics, Electrodynamics, and Ferrofluid Dynamics -- Surface Instabilities of Ferrofluids -- Ferrofluid Structure and Rheology -- Biomedical Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles -- Technical Applications.

Sommario/riassunto

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 the fluid properties and mechanical engineers exploring the many applications such fluids offer, in turn providing application-guided feedback to the modellers and 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. Consisting of six large chapters on synthesis and



characterization, thermo- and electrodynamics, surface instabilities, structure and rheology, biomedical applications as well as engineering and technical applications, this work is both a unique source of reference for anyone working in the field and a suitable introduction for newcomers to the field.