Biological Micro- and Nanotribology

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Natures Solutions, NanoScience and Technology

ISBN: 3642074405
ISBN 13: 9783642074400
Autor: Scherge, Matthias/Gorb, Stanislav S N
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: xiii, 306 S., 163 s/w Illustr.
Erscheinungsdatum: 05.12.2010
Auflage: 1/2001
Produktform: Kartoniert
Einband: KT

Many of the major challenges facing today’s engineering science are related to miniaturization. In this field, vital progress can be made by studying Nature’s solutions: Insects and other living creatures have solved many of the same problems during their evolution. Biological micro- and nanotribology aims to gather information about friction, adhesion and wear in such biological systems and to exploit this new knowledge, e.g. in the design of micro-electro- mechanical systems, the development of novel types of monolayer lubrication, the invention of new adhesives, and the construction of artificial joints. By employing a combination of approaches from several disciplines — physics, engineering, tribology, biology, and materials science — 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 also serve as a valuable introduction for graduate students entering this interdisciplinary field of research.

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