Title of article
Influence of surface roughness on gecko adhesion
Author/Authors
Huber، نويسنده , , Gerrit and Gorb، نويسنده , , Stanislav N. and Hosoda، نويسنده , , Naoe and Spolenak، نويسنده , , Ralph and Arzt، نويسنده , , Eduard، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2007
Pages
4
From page
607
To page
610
Abstract
In this study we show the influence of surface roughness on gecko adhesion on both the nano- and macroscales. We present experimental data for the force necessary to pull off single spatulae from hard rough substrates and also detail observations on living geckos clinging to various surfaces. Both experiments consistently show that the effective adhesion shows a minimum for a root mean square roughness ranging from 100 to 300 nm.
Keywords
Gecko , lizards , AFM , Roughness , Adhesion
Journal title
Acta Biomaterialia
Serial Year
2007
Journal title
Acta Biomaterialia
Record number
1752268
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