Cellular adhesion is a fundamental process that influences numerous biological activities such as morphogenesis, cell motility and division, as well as signalling. In addition, adhesion is a process important not only in normal physiology and development, but also in disease sta…
The emphasis of this book is on understanding the science of adhesion. Each section or chapter starts with a simple view of the subject area and then builds to a point at which more detail is available for the reader who is or wants to be a practitioner of the art and science of…
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"This new book guides the reader through the essential basic polymer science, and the chemistry of adhesives available at present. It discusses surface preparation for adhesive bonding, and the use of primers and coupling agents. There is a detailed chapter on contact angles and…
Presenting engineering fundamentals and biological applications in a unified way, this text provides students with the skills necessary to develop and critically analyze models of biological transport and reaction processes. It covers topics in fluid mechanics, mass transport, a…
