Hierarchical modelling of attachment and detachment mechanisms of gecko toe adhesion

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 464, Issue 2094, 2008, Pages 1639-1652

  Chen, B ^a   Wu, P D ^a   Gao, H ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Attachment; Detachment; Gecko; Multiscale modelling

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MICROSTRUCTURE; STRESS ANALYSIS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

CONSTRAINED DECOHESION; DETACHMENT MECHANISMS; GECKO TOE; MULTISCALE MODELING;

ADHESIVES;

EID: 42449093352     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2007.0350     Document Type: Article

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