Bioadhesion and Biomimetics : From Nature to Applications.
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- 9789814463997
- 541.33
- TA455.A34 -- .B563 2015eb
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 Delivery -- Chapter 11: Preventing Adhesion on Medical Devices -- Back Cover.
Introduction Principles of Bioadhesion; Professor John D Smart, University of Brighton, UK Characterization 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. Pesika From 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 Adhesives Chapter Six: Adhesives and Coatings Inspired by Mussel Adhesive Proteins Hao Meng, Yuan Liu, Morgan M. Cencer, Bruce P. Lee Chapter Seven: Algae mimetics Ronit Bitton, Ben Guriun University, Israel Chapter Eight: Bio-inspired surfaces with directional adhesion Luciano Afferrant Section IV: Medical Applications Chapter Nine: Surgical sealants Leslie John Ray Foster Chapter Ten: Bioadhesive systems for drug delivery Ryan F. Donnelly and A. David Woolfson Chapter Eleven: Preventing adhesion on medical devices Pilar Teixeira and Fernanda Gomes.
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