Nano- and Microtechnology from A - Z

Laurier L. Schramm has over 30 years of R&D experience spanning all four sectors: industry, not-for-profi t, government, and academia. His research interests include applied colloid-, interface-, and nanoscience. His management interests include applied research, technology development and deployment, and innovation. Dr. Schramm holds 17 patents and has published 10 other books, and over 400 other scientific publications or proprietary reports. He was awarded one of the fi rst NSERC-Conference Board Synergy Awards for Best Practices in University-Industry R & D Partnership, has received other national awards for his work and is a Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada and an honourary Member of the Engineering Institute of Canada.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INTRODUCTION AND HISTORICAL EVOLUTION

NUMERIC
A AAN - Azimuthal Photoelectron Diffraction
B Background Aerosol - Butter
C Cabannes Factor-Cyclone
D Damping Rate Viscometer - Dynamic Surface Tension
E EACN - Eykometer
F Fallout? - WKO
G Galvani Potential - GV
H Hagen-Poiseuille Law - Hypo
I IBA - ISS
J Janus Particles - Junge Nuclei
K Kataphoresis - Kukersite
L Labofina Test - Lyotropic Series
M Ma - Mysels, Karol (Joseph) (1914-1998)
N Nanno - Numerical Aperture
O Oakes Mixer - O/W/O
P Packed-Bed Scrubber - Pyruvic Acid Acetal
Q Qbit - QW
R Radiocolloid - Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry
S SAD - Szyszkowski Equation
T Table Sampling - Tyndall Scattering
U Ubbelohde Viscometer - UVP
V Vacuole - Votator
W Wagner Equation - W/O/W
X X-XRD
Y Yield Stress - Young, Thomas (1773-1829)
Z Zahn Viscosity - Zwitterionic Surfactant

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