The influence of surface energy on the self-cleaning of insect adhesive devices

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 279-286

  Orchard, M J ^a   Kohonen, M ^b   Humphries, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Free surface energy; Frictional forces; Insect ecology; Self cleaning

Indexed keywords

MICROSPHERE;

ADHESION; ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; BEETLE; BIOMECHANICS; GROOMING; HISTOLOGY; LIMB; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADHESIVENESS; ANIMALS; ANTS; BEETLES; BIOMECHANICS; ENGLAND; EXTREMITIES; GROOMING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSPHERES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARTICLE SIZE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ADALIA BIPUNCTATA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; FORMICIDAE; HARMONIA AXYRIDIS; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; MYRMICA SCABRINODIS; POLYRHACHIS DIVES;

EID: 84856436776     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.063339     Document Type: Article

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