Gecko toe and lamellar shear adhesion on macroscopic, engineered rough surfaces

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 283-289

  Gillies, Andrew G ^a   Henry, Amy ^b   Lin, Hauwen ^b   Ren, Angela ^b   Shiuan, Kevin ^b   Fearing, Ronald S ^c   Full, Robert J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Contact mechanics; Friction; Gecko; Synthetic gecko adhesive; Tribology

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; CONTACT MECHANICS; FRICTION; GECKO; SYNTHETIC GECKO ADHESIVE; TRIBOLOGY;

ADHESIVENESS; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; EXTREMITIES; FRICTION; LIZARDS;

EID: 84893420208     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.092015     Document Type: Article

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