Insect tricks: Two-phasic foot pad secretion prevents slipping

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 7, Issue 45, 2010, Pages 587-593

  Dirks, Jan Henning ^a   Clemente, Christofer J ^a   Federle, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Emulsion; Friction; Insect adhesion; Tribology

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BIOMECHANICS; DROP FORMATION; EMULSIFICATION; FORCE MEASUREMENT; FRICTION; POLYIMIDES; SILICONES; SPIN GLASS; SUBSTRATES;

ADHESIVE PADS; ADHESIVE SYSTEMS; ARTIFICIAL CONTROL; CONTINUOUS PHASE; FRICTION FORCE; IN-VIVO; INSECT ADHESION; NANOMETRES; NATURAL SELECTION; NON-NEWTONIAN PROPERTY; POLYIMIDE SUBSTRATE; SHEAR FORCE; SMOOTH SUBSTRATES; THICK LAYERS; THIN COATING;

TRIBOLOGY;

DIMETICONE; POLYIMIDE;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMULSION; FOOT PAD; FRICTION; HYDROPHILICITY; IN VIVO STUDY; INSECT; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; SHEAR RATE; WATER CONTENT;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 77950853312     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2009.0308     Document Type: Article

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