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"In Sticky, Laurie Winkless explores some of the ways that friction shapes both the manufactured and natural worlds, and describes how our understanding of surface science has given us an ability to manipulate stickiness, down to the level of a single atom"--

Surfaces. --- Surface chemistry. --- Surfaces (Physics) --- Adhesion. --- Sealing (Technology) --- Friction. --- Chimie des surfaces. --- Surfaces (physique) --- Adhésion (physique) --- Étanchéité. --- Frottement. --- Adhésion (physique) --- Étanchéité. --- Surfaces (Technology) --- Analysis.

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The book is a collection of articles on the themes of contact mechanics and non-linear dynamics. In particular, the contribution focus on the mechanisms that lead to interfacial energy dissipation, which is a crucial quantity to determine in order to correctly predict the non-linear dynamic response of mechanical systems. The book is a collection of nine journal papers, among those one editorial, one review paper, and seven articles. The papers consider different dissipative mechanisms, such as Coulomb friction, interfacial adhesion, and viscoelasticity, and study how the system response and stability is influenced by the interfacial interactions. The review paper describes old and recent test rigs for friction and wear measurements, focusing on their performance and range of operability.

Technology: general issues --- nonlinear dynamic response --- second harmonics --- experiments --- numerical modelling --- interface stiffness --- adhesion --- roughness --- adhesion enhancement --- JKR model --- Lennard–Jones --- friction testers --- tribometers --- viscoelastic materials --- rubber friction --- tyre --- elbow erosion --- turbulence flow --- gas-solid flow --- corrosion --- numerical simulation --- friction-induced vibrations --- mass-on-moving-belt --- dynamic vibration absorber --- tuned mass damper --- passive vibrations mitigation --- nonlinear dynamics --- basin of attraction --- self-excitation --- bi-stability --- multi-stability --- viscoelasticity --- contact mechanics --- finite element method --- adhesion hysteresis --- rough surfaces --- JKR theory --- friction --- dissipation --- contact nonlinearities

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The book is a collection of articles on the themes of contact mechanics and non-linear dynamics. In particular, the contribution focus on the mechanisms that lead to interfacial energy dissipation, which is a crucial quantity to determine in order to correctly predict the non-linear dynamic response of mechanical systems. The book is a collection of nine journal papers, among those one editorial, one review paper, and seven articles. The papers consider different dissipative mechanisms, such as Coulomb friction, interfacial adhesion, and viscoelasticity, and study how the system response and stability is influenced by the interfacial interactions. The review paper describes old and recent test rigs for friction and wear measurements, focusing on their performance and range of operability.

Technology: general issues --- nonlinear dynamic response --- second harmonics --- experiments --- numerical modelling --- interface stiffness --- adhesion --- roughness --- adhesion enhancement --- JKR model --- Lennard–Jones --- friction testers --- tribometers --- viscoelastic materials --- rubber friction --- tyre --- elbow erosion --- turbulence flow --- gas-solid flow --- corrosion --- numerical simulation --- friction-induced vibrations --- mass-on-moving-belt --- dynamic vibration absorber --- tuned mass damper --- passive vibrations mitigation --- nonlinear dynamics --- basin of attraction --- self-excitation --- bi-stability --- multi-stability --- viscoelasticity --- contact mechanics --- finite element method --- adhesion hysteresis --- rough surfaces --- JKR theory --- friction --- dissipation --- contact nonlinearities

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Over the last few decades, the study of microbial biofilms has been gaining interest among the scientific community. These microbial communities comprise cells adhered to surfaces that are surrounded by a self-produced exopolymeric matrix that protects biofilm cells against different external stresses. Biofilms can have a negative impact on different sectors within society, namely in agriculture, food industries, and veterinary and human health. As a consequence of their metabolic state and matrix protection, biofilm cells are very difficult to tackle with antibiotics or chemical disinfectants. Due to this problem, recent advances in the development of antibiotic alternatives or complementary strategies to prevent or control biofilms have been reported. This book includes different strategies to prevent biofilm formation or to control biofilm development and includes full research articles, reviews, a communication, and a perspective.

Technology: general issues --- antibiofilm --- antimicrobial agent --- bacteria --- fungi --- polymicrobial biofilm --- microalga --- free fatty acids --- encapsulation --- biofilm --- chronic wounds --- host response --- S100A8/A9 --- dental plaque --- quorum sensing --- microbial resistance --- bacterial adhesion --- blocking effect --- hydrodynamics --- parallel plate flow cell --- carbon nanotubes --- poly(dimethylsiloxane) --- adhesion --- Escherichia coli --- Biofilm --- Public Engagement --- Outreach --- Control Strategies --- Oral Biofilm --- TiO2 nanofibers --- electrospinning --- biofilm prevention and control --- multidrug-resistant bacteria --- biomedical application --- biofilms --- biofilm inhibition --- dental implants --- peri-implantitis --- polyether-ether-ketone --- Pseudomonas aeruginosa --- Candida albicans --- mixed-species biofilm analysis --- flow cytometry --- bacteriophage therapy --- prosthesis related infections --- hardware infections --- left ventricular assist devices --- Acinetobacter baumannii --- antibiotic resistance --- antibiotic tolerance --- persister --- intraspecies community --- EPS matrix --- peptide nucleic acid-fluorescence in situ hybridization --- urinary tract infections --- catheter-associated urinary tract infections --- confocal laser scanning microscopy --- recalcitrance --- biofilm control --- Klebsiella pneumoniae --- KPC and OXA-48-like carbapenemases --- Galleria mellonella infection model --- linear oligoethyleneimine hydrochloride --- bacteriophage --- endotracheal tube --- n/a

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Over the last few decades, the study of microbial biofilms has been gaining interest among the scientific community. These microbial communities comprise cells adhered to surfaces that are surrounded by a self-produced exopolymeric matrix that protects biofilm cells against different external stresses. Biofilms can have a negative impact on different sectors within society, namely in agriculture, food industries, and veterinary and human health. As a consequence of their metabolic state and matrix protection, biofilm cells are very difficult to tackle with antibiotics or chemical disinfectants. Due to this problem, recent advances in the development of antibiotic alternatives or complementary strategies to prevent or control biofilms have been reported. This book includes different strategies to prevent biofilm formation or to control biofilm development and includes full research articles, reviews, a communication, and a perspective.

Technology: general issues --- antibiofilm --- antimicrobial agent --- bacteria --- fungi --- polymicrobial biofilm --- microalga --- free fatty acids --- encapsulation --- biofilm --- chronic wounds --- host response --- S100A8/A9 --- dental plaque --- quorum sensing --- microbial resistance --- bacterial adhesion --- blocking effect --- hydrodynamics --- parallel plate flow cell --- carbon nanotubes --- poly(dimethylsiloxane) --- adhesion --- Escherichia coli --- Biofilm --- Public Engagement --- Outreach --- Control Strategies --- Oral Biofilm --- TiO2 nanofibers --- electrospinning --- biofilm prevention and control --- multidrug-resistant bacteria --- biomedical application --- biofilms --- biofilm inhibition --- dental implants --- peri-implantitis --- polyether-ether-ketone --- Pseudomonas aeruginosa --- Candida albicans --- mixed-species biofilm analysis --- flow cytometry --- bacteriophage therapy --- prosthesis related infections --- hardware infections --- left ventricular assist devices --- Acinetobacter baumannii --- antibiotic resistance --- antibiotic tolerance --- persister --- intraspecies community --- EPS matrix --- peptide nucleic acid-fluorescence in situ hybridization --- urinary tract infections --- catheter-associated urinary tract infections --- confocal laser scanning microscopy --- recalcitrance --- biofilm control --- Klebsiella pneumoniae --- KPC and OXA-48-like carbapenemases --- Galleria mellonella infection model --- linear oligoethyleneimine hydrochloride --- bacteriophage --- endotracheal tube