Colloidal Magnetic Fluids Basics, Development and Application of Ferrofluids /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Odenbach, Stefan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 763
• Subjects: Physics.; Chemical engineering.; Fluids.; Amorphous substances.; Complex fluids.; Magnetism.; Magnetic materials.; Fluid mechanics.; Mechanical engineering.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.; Mechanical Engineering.; Magnetism, Magnetic Materials.; Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics.; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.

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 outgr...

Table of Contents:

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