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Science 9 August 2002:
Vol. 297. no. 5583, pp. 973 - 976
DOI: 10.1126/science.1074955
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How Surface Topography Relates to Materials' Properties

Hazel Assender, Valery Bliznyuk,* Kyriakos Porfyrakis

The topography of a surface is known to substantially affect the bulk properties of a material. Despite the often nanoscale nature of the surface undulations, the influence they have may be observed by macroscopic measurements. This review explores many of the areas in which the effect of topography is macroscopically relevant, as well as introducing some recent developments in topographic analysis and control.

Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PH, UK.
*   Present address: Department of Construction Engineering, Materials Engineering, and Industrial Design, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, USA.

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Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)