Ferrofluids: Magnetically Controllable Fluids and Their Applications

Stuart W. Charles (auth.), Stefan Odenbach (eds.)3540439781, 9783540439783

Magnetic control of the properties and the flow of liquids is a challenging field for basic research and for applications. This book is meant to be both an introduction to and a state-of-the-art review on this topic. Written in the form of a set of lectures and tutorial reviews, the book addresses the synthesis and characterization of magnetic fluids, their hydrodynamical description and their rheological properties. The book closes with an account of magnetic drug targeting.

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Table of contents :
The Preparation of Magnetic Fluids….Pages 3-18
Magnetic Spectroscopy as an Aide in Understanding Magnetic Fluids….Pages 19-32
Magnetic and Crystalline Nanostructures in Ferrofluids as Probed by Small Angle Neutron Scattering….Pages 33-58
Basic Equations for Magnetic Fluids with Internal Rotations….Pages 61-84
Ferrohydrodynamics: Retrospective and Issues….Pages 85-111
Ferrofluid Dynamics….Pages 112-123
Heat and Mass Transfer Phenomena….Pages 124-139
Statistical Physics of Non-dilute Ferrofluids….Pages 143-161
Magnetic Fluid as an Assembly of Flexible Chains….Pages 162-184
Magnetoviscous Effects in Ferrofluids….Pages 185-201
Magnetorheology: Fluids, Structures and Rheology….Pages 202-230
Targeted Tumor Therapy with “Magnetic Drug Targeting”: Therapeutic Efficacy of Ferrofluid Bound Mitoxantrone….Pages 233-251