Evidence for self-cleaning in gecko setae

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 385-389

  Hansen, W R ^a,b   Autumn, K ^a  

^a LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Contact mechanics; Locomotion; Nanotechnology; Reptilia

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; ENERGY TRANSFER; FOOT; GECKO SETAE; GROOMING; LIZARD; LOCOMOTION; MODEL; MOLTING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SELF CLEANING; SHEAR STRESS; TOE; WALKING;

ADHESIVENESS; ANIMALS; LIZARDS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

ANIMALIA; GEKKO; GEKKO GECKO; GEKKONIDAE; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 12244266092     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0408304102     Document Type: Article

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