Books by Savitha Prasad

Micro fluidics, a technology characterized by the engineered manipulation of fluids at the sub-millimeter scale, has shown considerable promise for improving diagnostics and biology research. Certain properties of micro fluidic technologies, such as rapid sample processing and the precise control of fluids in an assay, have made them attractive candidates to replace traditional experimental approaches. The key building blocks of nano fluids are nanoparticles; so research on nano fluids has been accelerated because of the development of nanotechnology in general and availability of nanoparticles in particular. Since the properties like the thermal conductivity of the nano sized materials are typically an order of magnitude higher than those of the base fluids, nano fluids also show enhancement in their effective thermal properties.

This book is primarily intended to be a text book for Bachelor/Master Degree students of Science, Engineering, and Technology. This book has a special role to play in the curriculum of all branches of Science, Engineering, and Technology and will hopefully present valuable guidelines to young graduates. Chapter 1 gives an introduction for surfaces and interfaces. In Chapter 2 we discuss about the thin film and coating. Chapter 3 explains about physical vapour deposition techniques. In Chapter 4, atomic layer deposition and chemical bath deposition are explained. Chapter 5 gives ideas about anti-reflective coating, self-cleaning surfaces and nanoindentation. The book surface science and thin film technology provide the detailed information about the properties of surfaces, types and preparation of thin films. This book will be a reference source for Bachelor Degree Students of Science, Engineering and Technology.