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- Broadens your understanding in structure-function relationship of biological surfaces
- Shares many tips and insights into biomimetics of surfaces
- Summarizes the latest studies on functional biological surfaces
Part of the book series: Biologically-Inspired Systems (BISY, volume 10)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Receptors
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Front Matter
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Wetting Phenomena
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Front Matter
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Adhesion
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book is devoted to the rapidly growing area of science dealing with structure and properties of biological surfaces in their relation to particular functions. This volume, written by a team of specialists from different disciplines, covers various biological surface functions: sensing, coloration, attachment, drag reduction, moisture harvesting, etc. Because biological surfaces have a virtually endless potential of technological ideas for the development of new materials and systems, inspirations from biology could also be interesting for a broad range of topics in surface engineering. This volume together with two previous volumes “Functional Surfaces in Biology” (vols. 1 & 2 published in 2009) taken together, present a good reference for a novice in the field. The book is intended for use by researchers who are active, or intend to become active, in the field. The appeal of this topic is expected to be broad, ranging from classical biology, biomechanics and physics to such applied fields as materials science and surface engineering.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Zoological Institute, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
Stanislav N. Gorb, Elena V. Gorb
About the editors
Dr. Elena Gorb: Elena Gorb is assistant professor at the Zoological Institute of the Kiel University, Germany. She graduated from the Kiev University (Ukraine) with the diploma in biology – zoology and botany. She received her PhD degree in biology (botany) from the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kiev. Elena Gorb was an assistant professor at the Department of Botany of the Biological Faculty at the Kiev University, a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology in Tübingen (Germany), Max Planck Institute for Metals Research in Stuttgart (Germany), and Zoological Institute of theKiel University. Her research interests are in the fields of insect-plant interactions, plant morphology and biomechanics, insect biomechanics, biomimetics, and ecology of seed dispersal. Elena Gorb has published one book, 7 book chapters and more than 60 papers in peer-reviewed journals.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Functional Surfaces in Biology III
Book Subtitle: Diversity of the Physical Phenomena
Editors: Stanislav N. Gorb, Elena V. Gorb
Series Title: Biologically-Inspired Systems
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74144-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-74143-7Published: 06 April 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-08925-2Published: 12 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-74144-4Published: 23 March 2018
Series ISSN: 2211-0593
Series E-ISSN: 2211-0607
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 268
Number of Illustrations: 56 b/w illustrations, 68 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Sciences, Zoology, Biological Techniques, Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Biomaterials