Multi-Technique Investigation of a Biomimetic Insect Tarsal Adhesive Fluid

There is substantial motivation to develop novel adhesives which take advantage of the superior adhesive strength and adaptability of many natural animal adhesives; however, the tools typically used to study these mechanisms are incapable of determining the precise interactions of molecules at an ad...

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Main Authors: J. Elliott Fowler, Stanislav Gorb, Joe E. Baio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmech.2021.681120/full