Mini-review: Barnacle adhesives and adhesion

Biofouling

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 735-749

  Kamino, Kei ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND EVALUATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

adhesion; barnacle; bioadhesive; Crustacean; mechanics; protein

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; SILICON;

ADHESION; ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; BIOFOULING; BIOMECHANICS; CRUSTACEAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; PROTEIN; RESEARCH WORK;

ADHESION; ANIMAL; BARNACLE; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MARINE BIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ADHESIVENESS; ADHESIVES; ANIMALS; BIOFILMS; BIOFOULING; MARINE BIOLOGY; SILICON; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THORACICA;

CRUSTACEA; THORACICA;

EID: 84880019019     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: 10292454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2013.800863     Document Type: Review

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