Scaling effects of wet adhesion in biological attachment systems

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 51-58

  Qian, Jin ^a   Gao, Huajian ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesion energy; Adhesive strength; Design; Scaling; Wet adhesion

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; LIQUIDS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

A.FIBRES; ADHESION ENERGY; ADHESIVE STRENGTH; LIQUID BRIDGE; LIQUID CONTACT; SCALING EFFECTS; SCALINGS; SIZE-REDUCTION; SOLID SURFACE; WET ADHESION;

SIZE DETERMINATION;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ENERGY; LIQUID; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALE UP; SOLID; TENSILE STRENGTH; WETTABILITY;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 33644805401     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2005.08.005     Document Type: Article

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