Stiffness of desiccating insect wings

Bioinspiration and Biomimetics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Mengesha, T E ^a   Vallance, R R ^a   Mittal, R ^b  

^a George Washington University   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; PAPILIONOIDEA; VANESSA CARDUI;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY WATER; BUTTERFLY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESICCATION; FORELIMB; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; BODY WATER; BUTTERFLIES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESICCATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; WING;

EID: 79952467209     PISSN: 17483182     EISSN: 17483190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-3182/6/1/014001     Document Type: Article

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