Bioadhesion and biomimetics : from nature to applications / edited by Havazelet Bianco-Peled, Maya Davidovich-Pinhas.

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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • [Boca Raton, Florida] : [CRC Press], [2015]
  • ©2015
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1 online resource (310 p.)

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IntroductionPrinciples of Bioadhesion; Professor John D Smart, University of Brighton, UKCharacterization of Bioadhesion; Thakur Raghu Raj Singh, David S. Jones, Gavin P. Andrews, Ravi Sheshala Natural Adhesives Mussel adhesives; Hongbo Zeng, Qingye Lu, Bin Yan, Jun Huang, Lin Li, Zhi Liao Gecko adhesion; Joseph C. Cremaldi, Kejia Jin and Noshir S. PesikaFrom Sand Tube to Test-Tube: The Adhesive Secretion from Sabellariid TubeWo;;rms Hennebert E., Maldonado B., Van De Weerdt C., Demeuldre M., Richter K., Rischka K., Flammang P.Section III: Biomimetic AdhesivesChapter Six: Adhesives and Coating
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 25, 2015).
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English
Contents
  • Cover; Contents; Preface; Section I: Introduction; Chapter 1: Principles of Bioadhesion; Chapter 2: Characterization of Bioadhesion; Section II: Natural Adhesives; Chapter 3: Mussel Adhesvies; Chapter 4: Gecko Adhesion; Chapter 5: From Sand Tube to Test Tube: The Adhesive Secretion From Sabellariid Tubeworms; Section III: Biomimetic Adhesives; Chapter 6: Adhesives and Coatings Inspired by Mussel Adhesive Proteins; Chapter 7: Algal Glue Mimetics; Chapter 8: Bio-Inspired Surfaces With Directional Adhesion; Section IV: Medical Applications; Chapter 9: Bioadhesives as Surgical Sealants: A Review
  • Chapter 10: Bioadhesive Systems for Drug DeliveryChapter 11: Preventing Adhesion on Medical Devices; Back Cover
ISBN
  • 0-429-07657-6
  • 981-4463-99-X
OCLC
910542766
Doi
  • 10.1201/b18095
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