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Attachment Devices of Insect Cuticle
Stanislav S.N. Gorb
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Description for Attachment Devices of Insect Cuticle
Hardback. Throughout their evolution, living creatures have developed systems to attach themselves to a variety of substrate textures. As is the case in many technical systems, animals use friction and adhesion to generate an attachment force for overcoming drag. This book summarizes ultra structural and experimental studies on insect attachment systems. Num Pages: 305 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVD; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 721.
In 1974 when I published my book, Biological Mechanism of Attachment, not many pages were required to report on the attachment devices of insect cuticles. As in most fields of research, our knowledge on this specific subject has simply exploded. Dr. Stanislav N. Gorb now describes the present day level of our knowledge, to which he has personally contributed so much, and a research team working on biological microtribology has gradually developed, also. With modern methods of measurement it is possible to enter the structure – function relationship much more deeply, even down to a molecular level, which was not ... Read more
In 1974 when I published my book, Biological Mechanism of Attachment, not many pages were required to report on the attachment devices of insect cuticles. As in most fields of research, our knowledge on this specific subject has simply exploded. Dr. Stanislav N. Gorb now describes the present day level of our knowledge, to which he has personally contributed so much, and a research team working on biological microtribology has gradually developed, also. With modern methods of measurement it is possible to enter the structure – function relationship much more deeply, even down to a molecular level, which was not ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
305
Condition
New
Number of Pages
305
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780792371533
SKU
V9780792371533
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
Reviews for Attachment Devices of Insect Cuticle
From the reviews: `This is an excellent introduction to biological attachment and will be of interest to biologist, especially entomologist, materials scientist and engineers.' Entomofauna Zeitschrift Für Entomologie, 23, 2:13-28 "This recently published ‘big review’ in book form is a logical step. … The result is a concise book which is well written and based on ... Read more