Biological Micro- And Nanotribology: Nature's Solutions

by Matthias Scherge and Stanislav N. Gorb

Book Overview

By employing a combination of approaches from several disciplines the authors elucidate the principles of a variety of biomechanical systems that rely on frictional surfaces or adhesive secretions to attach parts of the body to one another or to attach organisms to a substrate. This account provides an excellent starting point for engineers and physicists working with biological systems and for biologists studying friction and adhesion. It will...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642074405
• ISBN13: 9783642074400
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"