Surface Treatments for Biological, Chemical and Physical Applications

This book provides a practical overview of the process and applications of surface treatments in the field of biology, chemistry and physics. The first chapter introduces fundamental aspects of surface treatments, after which examples from nature are given. The next chapters discuss various methods to surface modification, including chemical and physical approaches, followed by the characterization of the functionalized surfaces. Also applications of surface treatments are discussed. For example, the Lotus-effect, diffusion barriers, enzyme immobilization and catalysis.
Finally, the book concludes with an outlook of future technology advances.