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BIOINSPIRED
INTELLIGENT NANOSTRUCTURED INTERFACIAL MATERIALS
by Lei Jiang (The Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
& Lin Feng (Tsinghua University, China)
364pp
978-981-4280-31-0: US$120 / £79 US$90 /
£59.25
Intelligent materials are emerging composite functional
materials that have boomed since the 1990s. The intelligent material
system, involving a multitude of structures and functions, combines
studies that explore nature, mimic nature and surpass nature. It also
provides novel ideas, new theories, and cutting-edge methodologies for
the innovation of science and technology. Thus, mimicking the
micro/nanostructures and functions found in nature will build a bridge
between biology and technology, which may provide inspirations for
solving today's technological problems.
This book gives a complementary introduction about natural
and artificial micro/nanoscale interfacial materials, devoting largely
to the intelligent materials with special wettabilities. Inspired by
nature, the authors proposed a concept of "binary cooperative
complementary micro/nanoscale interfacial materials". Based on this
design concept, the contact and coupling of heterogeneous materials
will result in novel properties on the surface or interface of
materials, which may create new functional materials and devices. This
book combines popular science and professional knowledge, which will be
suitable for not only researchers but also science lovers.
Contents:
- Summary of Biomimetic Smart Nanoscale
Interfacial Materials
- Living Organisms with Special Surface
Performance
- Wettability of the Solid Surface
- Biomimic Superhydrophobic Surface
- Smart Nanoscale Interfacial Materials with
Special Wettability
- Conclusion and Prospect
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