Handbook of Liquids-Assisted Laser Processing

Laser processing of solid materials has been performed in ambient gas. Having the workpiece immersed in liquid, having a liquid film on the debris, on the surface.

Introduced in the 1980s, Neutral liquids assisted laser processing (LALP) has proven to be of great importance in the cutting of heat-sensitive materials, and for the generation of nanoparticles in liquids. The liquids used for organic solvents are cryoliquids.

The primary aim of the book is to present the essential phenomena associated with LALP. Engineers can use the results and technological innovation to plan their materials processing tasks.

Laser processing in liquids, as well as mechanical engineering, microengineering, chemistry, optics, and bioscience. A comprehensive glossary with definitions.

The book covers the use of chemically inert liquids under normal conditions. Laser chemical processing examples. Presented for comparison only.

- First book in the field of rapid mechanical and micro / nano-engineering
- Covers different kinds of liquid-assisted laser
- Covers lasers emitting from UV to IR with pulse lengths down to femtoseconds
- Reviews over 500 scientific articles and 300 inventions and tables
- Gives a qualitative and quantitative description with LALP
- Tabulates 61 parameters for 100 liquids
- Glossary of over 200 terms and abbreviations

1. Introduction
2. Cleaning
3. Shock Processing
4. Subtractive Processing
5. Generation and Modification of Particles
6. Surface Modification, Deposition of Thin Films, Welding and Cladding
7. Physics and Chemistry of Laser-Liquid-Solid Interactions
8. Liquids and their Properties
9. References
10. Glossary
11. Indexes