Adhesive force of a single gecko foot-hair

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Summary

The first direct measurements of single setal force are reported by using a two-dimensional micro-electro-mechanical systems force sensor and a wire as a force gauge and revealed that a seta is ten times more effective at adhesion than predicted from maximal estimates on whole animals.

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article
Published
2000-06-08
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Keywords

Gecko, Seta, van der Waals force, Anatomy, Adhesive

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