A beetle-inspired solution for underwater adhesion

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 5, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 383-385

  Varenberg, M ^a   Gorb, S ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Biomimetics; Polymer; Surface patterning; Underwater

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETICS; GLUES; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; UNDERWATER STRUCTURES; VAN DER WAALS FORCES; WATER;

MARINE TECHNOLOGIES; SURFACE PATTERNING;

ADHESION;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIAL;

ADHESION; ANIMAL ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; FIBER; FORCE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; POLYMER PRODUCTION; SURFACE PROPERTY; UNDERWATER ADHESION; VAN DER WAALS INTERACTION;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 38349150083     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2007.1171     Document Type: Article

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