Shear induced adhesion: Contact mechanics of biological spatula-like attachment devices

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 276, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 126-131

  Filippov, Alexander ^a   Popov, Valentin L ^b   Gorb, Stanislav N ^c  

^a DONETSK PHYSICOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Ukraine)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Biomimetics; Friction; Roughness; Thin plates

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADHESION; ARACHNID; BIOMECHANICS; BODY SHAPE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRICTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INSECT; LOCOMOTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; REPTILE; SUBSTRATE; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTACT STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMICS; FLY; FRICTION; GEOMETRY; INSECT; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REPTILE; SHEAR STRENGTH; SPIDER;

ADHESIVENESS; ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TIME FACTORS;

ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA; REPTILIA;

EID: 79951943879     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.01.049     Document Type: Article

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