Roman Gr. Maev received his Ph.D. from the Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1973 and his D.Sc. in acoustic microscopy from the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, in 2002. From 1994 to 1997, he held a post as Director of the Acoustic Microscopy Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, then established the Centre for Imaging Research and Advanced Material Characterization at the University of Windsor, Canada. He is currently a Full Faculty Professor at the Physics Department at the same University and since 2001 the Chairholder of the NSERC/DaimlerChrysler/Industrial Research Chair in Applied Solid State Physics and Material Characterization. Professor Maev's research interests focus on the fundamentals of condensed matter, physical acoustics, ultrasonic imaging, and acoustic microscopy. He has published numerous books, more than 300 scientific papers, and holds twenty patents.

Written by experienced author, this only and up-to-date monograph on this versatile method covers its use in a range of applications spanning the fields of physics, materials science, electrical engineering, medicine, and research and industry.

Foreword (by C. F. Quate)Preface (by Yu. V. Gulyaev)Introduction1 Scanning Acoustic Microscopy. Physical Principles and Methods. Current Development2 Acoustic Fields Structure in a Lens System of a SAM3 Output Signal Formation in a Transmission Raster Acoustic Microscope4 Quantitative Acoustic Microscopy Based on Lateral Mechanical Scanning5 Acoustic Microscopy and Nonlinear Acoustic Effects6 Investigation of the Local Properties and Microstructure of Model Systems and Composites7 Scanning Acoustic Microscopy of Polymer Composite Materials8 Investigation of Microstructure and Physical-Mechanical Properties of Biological TissuesBibliography

This only and up-to-date monograph on this versatile method covers its use in a range of applications spanning the fields of physics, materials science, electrical engineering, medicine, and research and industry.Following an introduction, the highly experienced author goes on to investigate acoustic field structure, output signal formation in transmission raster acoustic microscopes and non-linear acoustic effects. Further chapters deal with the visco-elastic properties and microstructure of the model systems and composites used, as well as polymer composite materials and the microstructure and physical-mechanical properties of biological tissues.A handy reference for materials scientists, electrical engineers, radiologists, laboratory medics, test engineers, physicists, and graduate students.