Biomimetic shark skin: Design, fabrication and hydrodynamic function

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 217, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1656-1666

  Wen, Li ^a,b   Weaver, James C ^a   Lauder, George V ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Denticle; Hydrodynamics; Robot; Shark skin

Indexed keywords

CHONDRICHTHYES; ISURUS; ISURUS OXYRINCHUS;

BIOMIMETIC MATERIAL;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOMIMETICS; CHEMISTRY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MALE; PROCEDURES; SHARK; SKIN; SWIMMING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; BIOMIMETICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MALE; MODELS, ANATOMIC; SHARKS; SKIN; SWIMMING;

EID: 84907699206     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: 14779145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.097097     Document Type: Article

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