Picture of Health by Lucia Capacchione

Picture of Health by Lucia Capacchione

This book contains selected contributions on surface modification to improve the properties of solid materials. The surface properties are tailored either by functionalization, etching, or deposition of a thin coating. Functionalization is achieved by a brief treatment with non-equilibrium gaseous plasma containing suitable radicals that interact chemically with the material surface and thus enable the formation of rather stable functional groups. Etching is performed in order to modify the surface morphology. The etching parameters are selected in such a way that a rich morphology of the surfaces is achieved spontaneously on the sub-micrometer scale, without using masks. The combination of adequate surface morphology and functionalization of materials leads to superior surface properties which are particularly beneficial for the desired response upon incubation with biological matter. Alternatively, the materials are coated with a suitable thin film that is useful in various applications from food to aerospace industries.

Lucia Capacchione, an art therapist with a PhD in psychology who acts as a consultant to Walt Disney Imagineering and is nationally recognized for her courses in recovery and codependence, is known for her discovery of the healing benefits of writing and drawing with the non-dominant hand. Dr Bernie Siegel, Norman Cousins, Joan Borysenko, and Dr Gerald Jampolsky, all leaders in the healthcare profession, have applauded her work. She's also the author of The Power of Your Other Hand, The Picture of Health, and The Creative Journal, among other works.