Adhesion and Friction in Biological Systems

This book is a collection of experimental studies demonstrating structure-function relationships in various biological systems having particular surface specialization to increase/decrease friction and adhesion. Studies on snake skin, adhesive pads, wing-interlocking devices and sticky mouthparts of insects as well as anti-adhesive and adhesive surfaces of plants are included in the volume containing four main subsections: (1) adhesion, (2) friction, (3) attachment-devices, (4) attachment-related behavior. Numerous experimental methods for characterizing tribological properties of biological surfaces at macro-, micro-, and nanoscale levels are demonstrated. This book is an example of interdisciplinary science in action, combining approaches from biology, physics, engineering, tribology, and materials science. This work is an excellent collection of papers on biotribology for both engineers and physicists working with biological systems as well as for biologists studying friction and adhesion. Since biological surfaces have a great potential for technological ideas that can be used in developing new materials and systems, inspirations from biology reported here may be also potentially interesting for biomimetics.

Zusammenfassung

This book is a collection of experimental studies demonstrating structure-function relationships in various biological systems having particular surface specialization to increase/decrease friction and adhesion. Studies on snake skin, adhesive pads, wing-interlocking devices and sticky mouthparts of insects as well as anti-adhesive and adhesive surfaces of plants are included in the volume containing four main subsections: (1) adhesion, (2) friction, (3) attachment-devices, (4) attachment-related behavior. Numerous experimental methods for characterizing tribological properties of biological surfaces at macro-, micro-, and nanoscale levels are demonstrated. This book is an excellent collection of publications on biotribology for both engineers and physicists working with biological systems as well as for biologists studying friction and adhesion. Inspirations from biology reported here may be also potentially interesting for biomimetics.

Produktdetails

• Mitarbeit: Stanislav Gorb (Herausgeber), Stanislav S. N. Gorb (Herausgeber), Stanislav N. Gorb (Herausgeber), Stanisla Gorb (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Springer Netherlands
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.11.2011
• Thema: Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Technik > Maschinenbau, Fertigungstechnik
• EAN: 9789400714441
• ISBN: 978-94-0-071444-1
• Anzahl Seiten: 280
• Illustration: XIII, 280 p.
• Abmessung (Verpackung): 21 x 27.9 cm
• Gewicht (Verpackung): 550 g
• Serie: Biologically-Inspired Systems > 03; Biologically-Inspired Systems; Biologically-Inspired System > 3
• Themen: B, Anatomy, Zoology & animal sciences, Chemistry and Materials Science, Botany & plant sciences, Characterization and Analytical Technique, Materials science, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Materials—Surfaces, Surface chemistry & adsorption, Thin films, Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films, Surfaces, Interfaces and Thin Film, Medical physics, Biophysics, Biological physics, Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Plant anatomy, Plant Development, Plant Anatomy/Development, Developmental biology, Coatings, Corrosion and anti-corrosives, Tribology, Corrosion and Coatings, Tribology, Tribology (friction & lubrication), Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology, Animal anatomy, Adhesion;Biological systems;Biomechanics;Friction;Surfaces