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Experimental Investigation on the Morphology and Adhesion Mechanism of Leech Posterior Suckers

The posterior sucker of a leech represents a fascinating natural system that allows the leech to adhere to different terrains and substrates. However, the mechanism of adhesion and desorption has not yet to be elucidated. In order to better understand how the adhesion is performed, we analyzed the s...

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Autores principales: Feng, Huashan, Chai, Ningli, Dong, Wenhao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4633047/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26536352
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0140776