Sticking like sticky tape: Tree frogs use friction forces to enhance attachment on overhanging surfaces

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 10, Issue 80, 2013, Pages

  Endlein, Thomas ^a   Ji, Aihong ^b   Samuel, Diana ^a   Yao, Ning ^b   Wang, Zhongyuan ^b   Jon P Barnes, W ^a   Federle, Walter ^c   Kappl, Michael ^d   Dai, Zhendong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Climbing; Friction; Peeling; Sliding; Tree frog

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BIOPHYSICS; FRICTION; PEELING;

ADHESIVE PADS; ADHESIVE TAPES; ATTACHMENT FORCES; CLIMBING; FORCE TRANSDUCERS; FORCE VECTORS; FRICTION FORCE; GROUND REACTION FORCES; IN-PLANE FORCE; LATERAL DIRECTIONS; LATERAL FORCE; NORMAL FORCES; PEEL ANGLE; SLIDING; SLOPE ANGLES; SPREAD OUTS; TREE FROG;

FORESTRY;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY POSTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORCE TRANSDUCER; FORELIMB; FRICTION; GROUND REACTION FORCE; HINDLIMB; LIMB; LITORIA; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; SURFACE PROPERTY; ANIMAL; ANURA; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; HISTOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANIDAE;

ADHESION; BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; FRICTION; PEELING;

ANIMALS; ANURA; FRICTION; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RANIDAE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879130394     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2012.0838     Document Type: Article

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