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Insect wet steps: loss of fluid from insect feet adhering to a substrate

Reliable attachment ability of insect adhesive pads is proposed to be due to pad secretion. It has been shown that surface roughness strongly reduces adhesion forces of insect pads. This effect has been explained by decreased contact area and rapid fluid absorption from the pad surface by rough surf...

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Main Authors: Kovalev, Alexander E., Filippov, Alexander E., Gorb, Stanislav N.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3565793/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23034352
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2012.0639
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