Biological Adhesives /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Smith, Andrew M. (Editor), Callow, James A. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Edition:1st ed. 2006.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Mechanical Properties of Bacterial Exopolymeric Adhesives and their Commercial Development
  • The Molecular Genetics of Bioadhesion and Biofilm Formation
  • Adhesion and Adhesives of Fungi and Oomycetes
  • The Ulva Spore Adhesive System
  • Diatom Adhesives: Molecular and Mechanical Properties
  • Phenolic-based Adhesives of Marine Brown Algae
  • Chemical Subtleties of Mussel and Polychaete Holdfasts
  • Barnacle Underwater Attachment
  • The Biochemistry and Mechanics of Gastropod Adhesive Gels
  • Adhesive Secretions in Echinoderms: An Overview
  • An Adhesive Secreted by Australian Frogs of the Genus Notaden
  • Properties, Principles, and Parameters of the Gecko Adhesive System
  • Biomimetic Adhesive Polymers Based on Mussel Adhesive Proteins.