Adhesive force of a spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, to a flat smooth surface

JSME International Journal, Series C: Mechanical Systems, Machine Elements and Manufacturing

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 539-544

  Mizutani, Katsumi ^a   Egashira, Kai ^b   Toukai, Tadashi ^a   Ogushi, Jun ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adhesive force; Micromachine; Spider mite; Surface energy; Surface roughness; Tenent hair; Tribology; Work of adhesion

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ADHESIVES; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TRIBOLOGY;

ADHESIVE FORCE; DISPERSION FORCE; SPIDER MITE;

MICROMACHINING;

ADHESION; ADHESIVES; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MICROMACHINING; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TRIBOLOGY;

EID: 33845605970     PISSN: 13447653     EISSN: 1347538X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jsmec.49.539     Document Type: Article

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