Biomimetics in Materials Science

1. Introduction
Michael Nosonovsky, Pradeep K. Rohatgi

2. Thermodynamic Principles of Self-Healing Metallic Materials
Michael Nosonovsky, Pradeep K. Rohatgi

3. Case Study of Self-Healing in Metallic Composite with Embedded Low Melting Temperature Solders
Michael Nosonovsky, Pradeep K. Rohatgi

4. Surface Healing: A Case Study
Michael Nosonovsky, Pradeep K. Rohatgi

5. Development of Metallic and Metal Matrix Composite Self-Healing Materials
Michael Nosonovsky, Pradeep K. Rohatgi

6. Friction, Wear, and Self-Lubrication
Michael Nosonovsky, Pradeep K. Rohatgi

7. Thermodynamic Methods in Tribology and Friction-Induced Self-Organization
Michael Nosonovsky, Pradeep K. Rohatgi

8. Tribological Properties of Metal Matrix Composites
Michael Nosonovsky, Pradeep K. Rohatgi

9. Thermodynamic Foundations of Wetting and Capillary Phenomena
Michael Nosonovsky, Pradeep K. Rohatgi

10. Superhydrophobicity
Michael Nosonovsky, Pradeep K. Rohatgi

11. Lotus Effect and Self-Cleaning
Michael Nosonovsky, Pradeep K. Rohatgi

12. Self-Cleaning in the Water Flow
Michael Nosonovsky, Pradeep K. Rohatgi

13. Artificial Self-Cleaning Surfaces
Michael Nosonovsky, Pradeep K. Rohatgi

14. Outlook
Michael Nosonovsky, Pradeep K. Rohatgi

Keywords: Engineering, Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials, Polymer Sciences, Tribology, Corrosion and Coatings, Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods, Metallic Materials