The contributed volume puts emphasis on a superior role of water in (bio)systems exposed to a mechanical stimulus. It is well known that water plays an extraordinary role in our life. It feeds mammalian or other organism after distributing over its whole volume to support certain physiological and locomotive (friction-adhesion) processes to mention but two of them, both of extreme relevance.
Water content, not only in the mammalian organism but also in other biosystems such as whether those of soil which is equipped with microbiome or the...
The contributed volume puts emphasis on a superior role of water in (bio)systems exposed to a mechanical stimulus. It is well know...
This book showcases the diverse strategies used by invertebrate organisms to enhance their structures with metals. Written by the leading scientists in this multidisciplinary field, this book explores a range of metal-enhanced structures that span the world of invertebrates, their wonderous uses, and their applications to human-engineered products. The articles, accompanied by artistic imagery, reveal how metals augment the cuticle of insect mouthparts, the tongue of snails, the slime of slugs, and the claws of crabs. Intended for evolutionary biologists, material scientists, and anybody...
This book showcases the diverse strategies used by invertebrate organisms to enhance their structures with metals. Written by the leading scientist...
