Interfacial propulsion by directional adhesion

International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 607-615

  Prakash, Manu ^a,c   Bush, John W M ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Force spectroscopy on a fluid interface; Propulsion on interfaces; Unidirectional superhydrophobic surfaces; Water strider

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE FORCE; AIR WATER INTERFACES; FLUID INTERFACE; FREE SURFACES; NEW DIRECTIONS; PROPULSIVE FORCES; SUPER-HYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; UNIDIRECTIONAL SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SURFACES; WATER STRIDER; WATER-REPELLENCY;

FLUIDITY; PROPULSION; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

HYDROPHOBICITY;

EID: 79955524821     PISSN: 00207462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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