Shearing of fibrillar adhesive microstructure: Friction and shear-related changes in pull-off force

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 4, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 721-725

  Varenberg, M ^a   Gorb, S ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Biomimetics; Friction; Shearing; Surface patterning

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; BIOMIMETIC MATERIAL; ELASTOMER; POLYVINYLSILOXANE; SILOXANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; FIBER; FORCE TRANSDUCER; FRICTION; SHEAR RATE;

BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 34547629614     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2007.0222     Document Type: Article

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