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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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| Formato: | Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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The Royal Society
2006
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| Acceso en liña: | 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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