On the mechanism of adhesion in biological systems

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 118, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 7614-7621

  Persson, B N J ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BINDING ENERGY; BIOLOGY; ELASTIC MODULI; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MICROSTRUCTURE; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TEMPERATURE; VAN DER WAALS FORCES; VECTORS;

ADHESIVE BONDS; BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; FIBER ARRAY ADHESION; INTERFACIAL BONDS; SURFACE FREE ENERGY;

ADHESION;

EID: 0038737152     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1562192     Document Type: Article

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