Foreword (J. H. Waite)Part A: Morphology of Glandular Glue SystemsIntroduction (J. von Byern)1. Bonding Single Pollen Grains Together: How and Why? (M. Hesse)2. Deadly Glue - Adhesive Traps of Carnivorous Plants (W. Adlassnig et al.)3. Bonding Tactics in Ctenophores - Morphology and Function of the Colloblast System (J. von Byern et al.)4. Gastropod Secretory Glands and Adhesive Gels (A. Smith)5. Characterization of the Adhesive Systems in Cephalopods (N. Cyran et al.)6. Unravelling the Sticky Threads of Sea Cucumbers - A Comparative Study on Cuvierian Tubule Morphology and Histochemistry (P. T. Becker, P. Flammang)7. Adhesion Mechanisms Developed by Sea Stars: A Review of the Ultrastructure and Composition of Tube Feet and Their Secretion (E. Hennebert)8. Adhesive Exocrine Glands in Insects: Morphology, Ultrastructure, and Adhesive Secretion (O. Betz)9. Mechanisms of Adhesion in Adult Barnacles (A. M. Power et al.)10. Morphology of the Adhesive System in the Sandcastle Worm, Phragmatopoma californica (C. S. Wang et al.)11. Adhesive Dermal Secretions of the Amphibia, with Particular Reference to the Australian Limnodynastid Genus Notaden (M. Tyler)Part B: Biomimetic AdhesivesIntroduction (I. Grunwald)12. Renewable (Biological) Compounds in Adhesives for Industrial Applications (H. Onusseit)13. Bio-inspired Polyphenolic Adhesives for Medical and Technical Applications (K. Rischka et al.)14. Medical Products and Their Application Range (J. Blume, W. Schwotzer)15. Fibrin: The Very First Biomimetic Glue - Still a Great Tool (J. Ferguson et al.)16. Properties and Potential Alternative Applications of Fibrin Glue (S. Nürnberger et al.)17. Biodegradable (Meth)acrylate-based Adhesives for Surgical Applications (A. Berg et al.)18. Byssus Formation in Mytilus (H. G. Silverman, F. F.Roberto)19. Wet Performance of Biomimetic Fibrillar Adhesives (K. H. A. Lau, P. B. Messersmith)Subject IndexList of Contributors