FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF BIO-INSPIRED SURFACES: CHARACTERIZATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

by Eduardo A Favret (Author), Néstor O Fuentes (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2010

  $184.46

  Consists of a collection of articles on biomimetism and materials science. This work starts with a detailed explanation of the four typical, useful properties of biological surfaces - the shark skin effect, the lotus effect, the gecko effect and the moth eye effect - and shows their extended application in technology.