Ebook: Biological Adhesives

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 and associated adhesion processes, it deals with bacteria, fungi, algae, and marine and terrestrial animals. It bridges a variety of disciplines including biochemistry, molecular biology, biomechanics, bioengineering, microbiology, organism structure and function, and ultrastructure. As we learn more about the molecular and mechanical properties of these adhesives, we begin to understand why they adhere so well and how they develop cohesive strength. With this understanding comes the prospect of developing synthetic or semi-synthetic adhesives with broad applications in areas such as medicine, dentistry, and biotechnology. The book is suitable for both industrial and academic researchers.

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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 and associated adhesion processes, it deals with bacteria, fungi, algae, and marine and terrestrial animals. It bridges a variety of disciplines including biochemistry, molecular biology, biomechanics, bioengineering, microbiology, organism structure and function, and ultrastructure.

As we learn more about the molecular and mechanical properties of these adhesives, we begin to understand why they adhere so well and how they develop cohesive strength. With this understanding comes the prospect of developing synthetic or semi-synthetic adhesives with broad applications in areas such as medicine, dentistry, and biotechnology. The book is suitable for both industrial and academic researchers.

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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 and associated adhesion processes, it deals with bacteria, fungi, algae, and marine and terrestrial animals. It bridges a variety of disciplines including biochemistry, molecular biology, biomechanics, bioengineering, microbiology, organism structure and function, and ultrastructure.

As we learn more about the molecular and mechanical properties of these adhesives, we begin to understand why they adhere so well and how they develop cohesive strength. With this understanding comes the prospect of developing synthetic or semi-synthetic adhesives with broad applications in areas such as medicine, dentistry, and biotechnology. The book is suitable for both industrial and academic researchers.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Mechanical Properties of Bacterial Exopolymeric Adhesives and their Commercial Development....Pages 1-19
The Molecular Genetics of Bioadhesion and Biofilm Formation....Pages 21-40
Adhesion and Adhesives of Fungi and Oomycetes....Pages 41-62
The Ulva Spore Adhesive System....Pages 63-78
Diatom Adhesives: Molecular and Mechanical Properties....Pages 79-103
Phenolic-based Adhesives of Marine Brown Algae....Pages 105-124
Chemical Subtleties of Mussel and Polychaete Holdfasts....Pages 125-143
Barnacle Underwater Attachment....Pages 145-166
The Biochemistry and Mechanics of Gastropod Adhesive Gels....Pages 167-182
Adhesive Secretions in Echinoderms: An Overview....Pages 183-206
An Adhesive Secreted by Australian Frogs of the Genus Notaden ....Pages 207-223
Properties, Principles, and Parameters of the Gecko Adhesive System....Pages 225-256
Biomimetic Adhesive Polymers Based on Mussel Adhesive Proteins....Pages 257-278
Back Matter....Pages 279-284

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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 and associated adhesion processes, it deals with bacteria, fungi, algae, and marine and terrestrial animals. It bridges a variety of disciplines including biochemistry, molecular biology, biomechanics, bioengineering, microbiology, organism structure and function, and ultrastructure.

As we learn more about the molecular and mechanical properties of these adhesives, we begin to understand why they adhere so well and how they develop cohesive strength. With this understanding comes the prospect of developing synthetic or semi-synthetic adhesives with broad applications in areas such as medicine, dentistry, and biotechnology. The book is suitable for both industrial and academic researchers.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Mechanical Properties of Bacterial Exopolymeric Adhesives and their Commercial Development....Pages 1-19
The Molecular Genetics of Bioadhesion and Biofilm Formation....Pages 21-40
Adhesion and Adhesives of Fungi and Oomycetes....Pages 41-62
The Ulva Spore Adhesive System....Pages 63-78
Diatom Adhesives: Molecular and Mechanical Properties....Pages 79-103
Phenolic-based Adhesives of Marine Brown Algae....Pages 105-124
Chemical Subtleties of Mussel and Polychaete Holdfasts....Pages 125-143
Barnacle Underwater Attachment....Pages 145-166
The Biochemistry and Mechanics of Gastropod Adhesive Gels....Pages 167-182
Adhesive Secretions in Echinoderms: An Overview....Pages 183-206
An Adhesive Secreted by Australian Frogs of the Genus Notaden ....Pages 207-223
Properties, Principles, and Parameters of the Gecko Adhesive System....Pages 225-256
Biomimetic Adhesive Polymers Based on Mussel Adhesive Proteins....Pages 257-278
Back Matter....Pages 279-284
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