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Scaling and biomechanics of surface attachment in climbing animals

Attachment devices are essential adaptations for climbing animals and valuable models for synthetic adhesives. A major unresolved question for both natural and bioinspired attachment systems is how attachment performance depends on size. Here, we discuss how contact geometry and mode of detachment i...

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Autores principales: Labonte, David, Federle, Walter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4275900/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25533088
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2014.0027