Sliding-induced adhesion of stiff polymer microfibre arrays. II. Microscale behaviour

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 5, Issue 25, 2008, Pages 845-853

  Schubert, Bryan ^a   Lee, Jongho ^b   Majidi, Carmel ^a   Fearing, Ronald S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bio inspired adhesion; Frictional adhesion; Gecko; Shear

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; CHEMICALS; FRICTION; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; POLYMERS; PROBES; SHEARING MACHINES;

'PULL OFF' FORCE; ADHESIVE FORCES; ADHESIVE PADS; APPLIED (CO); FLAT CONTROL; MAXIMUM SHEAR (MS); MICRO SCALES; SHEAR FORCE (SF); SPHERICAL PROBES; VERTICAL SURFACES;

FIBERS;

POLYPROPYLENE;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; FIBER; FRICTION; RIGIDITY; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALIA; GEKKONIDAE;

EID: 45849149182     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2007.1309     Document Type: Article

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