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- The first major review in the field
- Covers both basic and applied aspects
- Of great interest for applications in medicine, dentistry, and biotechnology
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Many plants, animals, and microbes use adhesive polymers and structures to attach to inert substrates, to each other, or to other organisms. This is the first major review that brings together research on many of the well-known biological adhesives. Emphasizing the diversity of biological adhesives and associated adhesion processes, it deals with bacteria, fungi, algae, and marine and terrestrial animals. It bridges a variety of disciplines including biochemistry, molecular biology, biomechanics, bioengineering, microbiology, organism structure and function, and ultrastructure. As we learn more about the molecular and mechanical properties of these adhesives, we begin to understand why they adhere so well and how they develop cohesive strength. With this understanding comes the prospect of developing synthetic or semi-synthetic adhesives with broad applications in areas such as medicine, dentistry, and biotechnology. The book is suitable for both industrial and academic researchers.
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Biological Adhesives
Editors: Andrew M. Smith, James A. Callow
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-31049-5
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-31048-8Published: 20 April 2006
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-31049-5Published: 12 January 2007
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 284
Number of Illustrations: 58 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Biochemistry, general, Microengineering, Biotechnology, Biomaterials, Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Microbiology