Bio-joining: Adhesion in biomaterials, biological adhesives, and biomimetic adhesive systems
Lucas F. M. da Silva · Beatriz D. Simões · Eduardo A.S. Marques · Ricardo J.C. Carbas · Stanislav Gorb
Oct 2025 · Woodhead Publishing
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"Bio-joining: Adhesion in Biomaterials, Biological adhesives, and Biomimetic Adhesive Systems explores the use of adhesives in biomedical applications, with a focus on sustainable development. This book introduces the core concepts of adhesive bonding and the different types of biological adhesives, before reviewing applications in dentistry and joint design and engineering. Biodegradability, sustainability, and degradation impact of bioadhesives are recurring themes throughout each chapter, with an emphasis on development and engineering of natural materials. This book is of interest to researchers, engineers and academics working in the fields of materials science, biomedical engineering, and orthopaedics, with a focus on bio-joining and joint development.• Presents the latest developments in adhesive technology in the dental and medical fields, as well as in the field of biological adhesives •Analyzes the phenomenon of bioadhesion and the use of biomimetics as a way of developing novel adhesive bonds •Includes a detailed analysis of material selection and bio-joining durability
About the author
Lucas F. M. da Silva is currently Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal, and Director of the Integrated Masters in Mechanical Engineering. He obtained his PhD in bonding of composites from the University of Bristol (UK) in 2004. Prof. da Silva leads the Adhesives Group, composed of post-docs, PhD students and MSc students, regularly organizes international conferences on adhesive bonding, and leads the Portuguese Adhesion Society, which he founded. He has published over 200 papers and 24 books, mainly on adhesive joint mechanics, and works on the editorial board of several journals. Prof. da Silva has also developed a software for designing adhesive joints and acts as a consultant for several international companiesBeatriz Duarte Simões is a PhD student at the University of Porto and a Research Fellow at the Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Porto. She completed her MSc in Mechanical Engineering in 2022 at Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto (FEUP). She works in the field of adhesive bonding, with special focus on adhesive characterization, joint design and testing procedures. She has published six scientific articles, in the same areas of study of her master dissertation and PhD work, in web of science peer-reviewed journals. She participated in five international conferences in the field of adhesive bonding. Additionally, she has supervised a master dissertation and two bachelor theses.Prof. obtained his PhD in Structural Adhesive Bonding for Aerospace Applications at from the University of Porto in 2016. His research activity focuses on mechanical characterization, numerical modelling, and experimental testing of the mechanical behavior of structural joints, with special attention to the effect of high strain rates, extreme temperature, and high relative humidity on the behavior of various materials and bonded structures. He has authored multiple books and research articles on mechanical joining and materials science.Dr. Carbas obtained his PhD in Adhesively Bonded Functionally Graded Joints from the University of Porto in 2013. Alongside journal article publishing, he is often involved in the organization of international conferences on materials and adhesive bonding. He is also a member of the editorial board of Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (SAGE), Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications (SAGE), and the Journal of Advanced Joining Processes (Elsevier). He holds six patents related to production methods and testing of structural adhesive bonds and, on occasion, does consultancy work for both national (e.g., Bosch, Amtrol) and international (e.g., Nagase Chemtex, John Deere, etc.) companies.Stanislav Gorb is Professor and Director at the Zoological Institute of Kiel University, Germany. He received his PhD degree in zoology and entomology at the Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences in Kiev (Ukraine). Gorb was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Vienna (Austria), a research assistant at University of Jena, a group leader at the Max Planck Institutes for Developmental Biology in Tübingen and for Metals Research in Stuttgart (Germany). Gorb's research focuses on morphology, structure, biomechanics, physiology, and evolution of surface-related functional systems in animals and plants, as well as the development of biologically inspired technological surfaces and systems. Gorb is Corresponding member of Academy of the Science and Literature Mainz, Germany (since 2010) and Member of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, Germany (since 2011). Gorb has authored several books, more than 500 papers in peer-reviewed journals, and four patents.
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