Electrophoretic Deposition: Fundamentals and Applications III

Review from Ringgold Inc., ProtoView: Papers from a spring 2005 conference focus solely on electrophoretic deposition (EPD) and its application as a processing technique for the fabrication of both traditional and new materials. Topics range from theoretical studies of the fundamental mechanisms of EPD, to novel technological developments of EPD for low-cost fabrication of a variety of materials. Most of the papers address the application of the EPD technique to the manufacturing of engineering materials and components, including free-standing ceramic components, ceramic coatings on metallic substrates, fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composites, nanostructured composites and films, microelectronic substrates, bioactive coatings, functionally graded materials, piezoelectric devices, and solid oxide fuel cells. Papers are illustrated with b&w images. The book will serve as a source of information for anyone in industry or academia whose research interests lie at the boundary between materials science and electrochemistry. Boccacini is affiliated with the Department of Materials at Imperial College London, UK.