Obtaining and Characterization of New Materials Volume III

<p>The third volume of this Special Issue similarly to the first two covers a wide range of topics: obtaining and characterization of new materials from the nano- to the macroscale involving new alloys ceramics composites biomaterials and polymers as well as procedures and technologies for enhancing their structure properties and functions. In order to be able to determine the future use of new materials we first must understand their structure and ascertain their characteristics utilizing modern techniques such as microscopy (SEM TEM AFM STM etc.) spectroscopy (EDX XRD XRF FTIR XPS etc.) mechanical tests (tensile hardness elastic modulus toughness etc.) and understand their behavior (corrosion thermal DSC STA DMA magnetic properties and biocompatibility both in vitro and in vivo) among many other areas of research.</p>