Frictional and elastic energy in gecko adhesive detachment

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 5, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 339-348

  Gravish, Nick ^a   Wilkinson, Matt ^a   Autumn, Kellar ^a  

^a LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Biomechanics; Energy; Friction; Gecko; Tribology

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ADHESIVE JOINTS; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; FRICTION; TRIBOLOGY;

ELASTIC ENERGY; GECKO;

BIOMECHANICS;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLIMBING; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); ELASTIC ENERGY; FRICTION; GECKO; GECKO ADHESIVE DETACHMENT; LIZARD; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SURFACE PROPERTY; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

ANIMALIA; GEKKO GECKO; GEKKONIDAE;

EID: 38349152500     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2007.1077     Document Type: Article

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