Frictional adhesion: A new angle on gecko attachment

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 3569-3579

  Autumn, K ^a   Dittmore, A ^a   Santos, D ^b   Spenko, M ^b   Cutkosky, M ^b  

^a LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Biomechanics; Contact mechanics; Friction; Gecko; Robotic; Tribology

Indexed keywords

BETA KERATIN;

ADHESION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; FORELIMB; FRICTION; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; LIZARD; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEAR STRENGTH; TOE;

ADHESIVENESS; ANIMALS; BETA-KERATINS; BIOMECHANICS; FORELIMB; FRICTION; HINDLIMB; LIZARDS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SHEAR STRENGTH; TOES;

GEKKO; GEKKONIDAE;

EID: 33750214880     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02486     Document Type: Article

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