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Wet but not slippery: boundary friction in tree frog adhesive toe pads

Tree frogs are remarkable for their capacity to cling to smooth surfaces using large toe pads. The adhesive skin of tree frog toe pads is characterized by peg-studded hexagonal cells separated by deep channels into which mucus glands open. The pads are completely wetted with watery mucus, which led...

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Main Authors: Federle, W, Barnes, W.J.P, Baumgartner, W, Drechsler, P, Smith, J.M
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: The Royal Society 2006
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Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1664653/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16971337
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2006.0135
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