Preface Adam Gadomski, UTP University of Science and Technology in Bydgoszcz; agad@utp.edu.pl
Introduction Adam Gadomski; UTP University of Science and Technology in Bydgoszcz; agad@utp.edu.pl
Chapter 1 Basics on the water and its states
Arieh Ben-Naim, University of Jerusalem; ariehbennaim@gmail.com
Chapter 2 Superior role of amphiphiles in friction-lubrication articulating systems
Piotr Beldowski and coworkers, UTP University of Science and Technology in Bydgoszcz; piobel000@utp.edu.pl
Chapter 3 Synergies in lubricating biosystems
Andra Dedinaite and Per Claesson, KTH Stockholm; andra@kth.se
Chapter 4 Water-based tribology of soft materials with percolating contact areas at nanometer scale
Bo Persson and coworkers, FZ Jülich, b.persson@fz-juelich.de
Chapter 5 Coarse-grained and all-atom computer modeling for self-assembled amphiphiles of viscoelastic propensity
Natalia Kruszewska and Jacek Siódmiak, UTP University of Science and Technology in Bydgoszcz; nkruszewska@utp.edu.pl
Chapter 6 Networks and gels as revealed by SAXS experiment and computer simulations
Matija Tomsic and coworkers, University of Ljubljana; Matija.Tomsic@fkkt.uni-lj.si
Chapter 7 Properties of hydrated materials as exemplified by silk supercontraction with its molecular origin
Admir Masic and coworkers, MIT Boston, masic@mit.edu
Chapter 8 Examples of functional morphologies with promising biomechanical properties
Stanislav Gorb and coworkers, University of Kiel; sgorb@zoologie.uni-kiel.de
Chapter 9 Water percolation phenomena on microstructured surfaces and adhesive pads
Alexander Filippov, Donetsk Institute for Physics and Engineering, Ukraine; filippov_ae@yahoo.com
Chapter 10 On the properties of skin in a (de)hydrated stage
Michal Żmijewski, GUMED Gdańsk; michal.zmijewski@gumed.edu.pl
Chapter 11 Plants partly devoid of water, and their characteristics
Stan Flasinski, BAYER US; stanislaw.flasinski@bayer.com, flasinskis@gmail.com
Chapter 12 On the percolation properties of soils, a case study
Karoly Bodnar and coworkers, Szarvas University; bodnar.karoly.lajos@gk.szie.hu
Chapter 13 A study on contaminated groundwater and its natural filtration
Beata Gorczyca, University of Manitoba; beata.gorczyca@umanitoba.ca
Chapter 14 Mushrooms containing reservoirs fed by certain (un)controllable amounts of water
Roman Rolbiecki and coworkers, UTP University of Science and Technology in Bydgoszcz; roman.rolbiecki@utp.edu.pl