Electrophoretic Deposition: Fundamentals and Applications III

by Boccaccini, A. R.; Van Der Biest, O.; Clasen, R.; Uchikoshi, T.

• ISBN13: 9780878493333
• ISBN10: 0878493336
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-08-30
• Publisher: Trans Tech Pubn

Summary

This volume is entirely focussed on electrophoretic deposition (EPD) as a processing technique for the fabrication of both traditional and novel materials. The papers contained in this volume address the successful application of EPD to the synthesis of engineering materials and components, including: free-standing ceramic components, ceramic and composite coatings on metallic substrates, fibre-reinforced ceramic composites, nanostructured composites and films, microelectronic substrates, carbon nanotube and bioactive coatings, functional materials, piezoelectric devices and solid oxide fuel cells. The application of EPD to the manufacture of small-scale, near-net shape objects having accurate dimensions is also addressed in some papers; including EPD manufacturing of nanoparticle heterostructures and densely packed nanostructured functional films. A few papers also explore the intermediate-scale production of ceramics and ceramic coatings by EPD, and the integration of EPD into production and manufacturing technologies. EPD techniques which employ high dc electric fields, coupled electric and magnetic fields, and pulsed electric fields in order to produce casts of materials, and approaches to the deposition of carbon nanotube-based films, are also included. This work confirms the impressive potential of EPD for materials processing, and will be essential reading to those aiming to expand its applications and to help to integrate EPD into established manufacturing routes.