Surface force spectroscopic point load measurements and viscoelastic modelling of the micromechanical properties of air flow sensitive hairs of a spider (Cupiennius salei)

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 6, Issue 37, 2009, Pages 681-694

  McConney, Michael E ^a   Schaber, Clemens F ^b   Julian, Michael D ^c   Eberhardt, William C ^d,e   Humphrey, Joseph A C ^d,e   Barth, Friedrich G ^b   Tsukruk, Vladimir V ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d University of Virginia   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthropod medium flow sensilla; Atomic force microscope; Force spectroscopy; Spider; Trichobothria

Indexed keywords

AIR; ANGULAR VELOCITY; ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

ARTHROPOD MEDIUM FLOW SENSILLA; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE; FORCE SPECTROSCOPY; SPIDER; TRICHOBOTHRIA;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

AIRFLOW; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAIR; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NONHUMAN; SPECTROSCOPY; SPIDER; VISCOELASTICITY;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; CUPIENNIUS SALEI;

EID: 67650996981     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2008.0463     Document Type: Article

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