Evidence for van der Waals adhesion in gecko setae
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Summary
This work provides the first direct experimental evidence for dry adhesion of gecko setae by van der Waals forces, and suggests a possible design principle underlying the repeated, convergent evolution of dry adhesive microstructures in gecko, anoles, skinks, and insects.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 2002-08-27
- Cited by
- 1,881
- References
- 67
- Access
- Open access
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- https://openalex.org/W2102501940
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- https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:18210703
Keywords
Gecko, Seta, van der Waals force, Adhesion, Adhesive
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