Remarkable Natural Material Surfaces and Their Engineering Potential

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lee, Michelle (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Materials science.; Biochemical engineering.; Nanochemistry.; Ecology.; Nature.; Environment.; Materials > Surfaces.; Thin films.; Materials Science.; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films.; Popular Science in Nature and Environment.; Biochemical Engineering.

This book explores a collection of natural surfaces, their scientific characteristics, and their unique engineering potential – demonstrating that engineering applications can be found in unexpected places. The surfaces covered range from botanical ones, like rice and lotus leaves, to insect surface...