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The study of how fluids interact with porous solids is itself an important area of research [6], The introduction of wall forces and the competition between fluid-fluid and fluid-wall forces, leads to interesting surface-driven phase changes, and the departure of the physical behavior of a fluid from the normal equation of state is often profound [6-9]. Studies of gas-liquid phase equilibria in restricted geometries provide information on finite-size effects and surface forces, as well as the thermodynamic behavior of constrained fluids (i.e., shifts in phase coexistence curves). Furthermore, improved understanding of changes in phase transitions and associated critical points in confined systems allow for material science studies of pore structure variables, such as pore size, surface area/chemistry and connectivity [6, 23-25],... 

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This book will be of interest to graduate students and research workers in departments of physics, chemistry, electrical engineering and materials science studying polymer surfaces and interfaces and their application in polymer-based electronics. 

The author of this book has been permanently active during his career in the held of materials science, studying diffusion, adsorption, ion exchange, cationic conduction, catalysis and permeation in metals, zeolites, silica, and perovskites. From his experience, the author considers that during the last years, a new held in materials science, that he calls the physical chemistry of materials, which emphasizes the study of materials for chemical, sustainable energy, and pollution abatement applications, has been developed. With regard to this development, the aim of this book is to teach the methods of syntheses and characterization of adsorbents, ion exchangers, cationic conductors, catalysts, and permeable porous and dense materials and their properties and applications. 

B.M. Lowe, in P.J. Grobet, W.J. Morlier, E.F. Vansant, G. Schul/-Lklo(T (Lids.), Innovation in Zeolite Materials Science, Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, Vol. 37, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1988, p. 1. 

Materials Science Study of the detailed structure and properties of various materials used in engineering. 

Scanning probe microscopy is widely applied in surface science. It is particularly useful in material science studies for controlling the nature of surfaces and to measure the roughness and hardness of surfaces. The methodology also permits the examination of magnetic structures at the atomic level. 

Gradients have been apphed in a large variety of studies, most often in those relevant to biomedical and biosensor applications, for example to investigate protein adsorption and cell adhesion " " However, they have also been used in both fundamental and applied materials science studies, such as the growth of silane monolayers " or the generation of polymer hbraries for sensor applications."... 

In the past two decades, major technological developments have occurred in the production of polymer fibers with high mechanical strength and stiffness. Materials science studies have been directed toward a better understanding of the relationship among chemical composition, physical structure, and mechanical properties. 

FIGURE 13.8 Schematic of multi-pixel focal plane FT-IR analysis applied to forensic or material science study of surfaces. (From Dr. EUen Miseo, senior FT-IR scientist, Varian Analytical Division. With permission.)... 

The basis for all material science studies using X-ray diffraction is Bragg s law ... 

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