9783319716756

Biomimetics

Format: Hardcover

ISBN13: 9783319716756

Hardcover|9783319716756


Overview

This book presents an overview of the general field of biomimetics and biologically inspired, hierarchically structured surfaces.  It deals with various examples of biomimetics, which include surfaces with roughness-induced super-phobicity/philicity, self-cleaning, antifouling, low drag, low/high/reversible adhesion, drag reduction in fluid flow, reversible adhesion, surfaces with high hardness and mechanical toughness, vivid colors produced structurally without color pigments, self-healing, water harvesting and purification, and insect locomotion and stinging.  The focus in the book is on the Lotus Effect, Salvinia Effect, Rose Petal Effect, Superoleophobic/philic Surfaces, Shark Skin and Skimmer Bird Effect, Rice Leaf and Butterfly Wing Effect, Gecko Adhesion, Insects Locomotion and Stinging, Self-healing Materials, Nacre, Structural Coloration, and Nanofabrication.  This is the first book of this kind on bioinspired surfaces, and the third edition represents asignificant expansion from the previous two editions.

ISBN-13

9783319716756

ISBN-10

3319716751

Weight

3.47 Pounds

Dimensions

6.25 x 2.25 x 9.25 In

List Price

$329.99

Edition

3rd Edition

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

xxix, 977 pages

Publisher

Springer

Published On

2018-11-13



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