Biological Adhesives

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Smith, Andrew M. (Editor), Callow, James A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Biotechnology.; Biochemistry.; Microbiology.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Biomaterials.; Life Sciences.; Biochemistry, general.; Microengineering.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.

Many plants, animals, and microbes use adhesive polymers and structures to attach to inert substrates, to each other, or to other organisms. This is the first major review that brings together research on many of the well-known biological adhesives. Emphasizing the diversity of biological adhesives...