An alternative explanation of the effect of humidity in gecko adhesion: Stiffness reduction enhances adhesion on a rough surface

International Journal of Applied Mechanics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-9

  Chen, Bin ^a   Gao, Huajian ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Brown University   (United States)

Author keywords

Gecko adhesion; humidity; roughness

Indexed keywords

ADHESION ENERGY; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; GECKO ADHESION; HYDROPHILIC SURFACES; MATERIAL STIFFNESS; MICROMACHINED; PULL-OFF FORCES; ROUGH SURFACES; STIFFNESS REDUCTION;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; EXPERIMENTS; STIFFNESS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; SURFACES;

ADHESION;

EID: 83455253777     PISSN: 17588251     EISSN: 1758826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1758825110000433     Document Type: Article

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