Evidence for self-cleaning in fluid-based smooth and hairy adhesive systems of insects

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 635-642

  Clemente, Christofer J ^a   Bullock, James M R ^a   Beale, Andrew ^b   Federle, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Biomechanics; Contamination; Locomotion; Self cleaning

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIOMECHANICS; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; LIMB; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ADHESIVENESS; ANIMALS; BEETLES; BIOMECHANICS; EXTREMITIES; INSECTS; LOCOMOTION; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

CARAUSIUS MOROSUS; COLEOPTERA; GASTROPHYSA VIRIDULA; HEXAPODA; PHASMATODEA; RUMEX;

EID: 76149139753     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.038232     Document Type: Article

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