Sticking like sticky tape: tree frogs use friction forces to enhance attachment on overhanging surfaces

In vivo dynamics of the internal fibrous structure in smooth adhesive pads of insects

(2012) Jan-Henning Dirks et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Elastic modulus of tree frog adhesive toe pads

(2011) W. Jon. P. Barnes et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY

Dynamics of gecko locomotion: a force-measuring array to measure 3D reaction forces

(2011) Z. Dai et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Direct evidence of phospholipids in gecko footprints and spatula-substrate contact interface detected using surface-sensitive spectroscopy

(2011) P. Y. Hsu et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Arachnids Secrete a Fluid over Their Adhesive Pads

(2011) Anne M. Peattie et al.   PLoS One

Friction ridges in cockroach climbing pads: anisotropy of shear stress measured on transparent, microstructured substrates

(2009) Christofer J. Clemente et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY

A two-dimensional model for enhanced adhesion of film-terminated fibrillar interfaces by crack trapping

(2008) Lulin Shen et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS

Comparison of smooth and hairy attachment pads in insects: friction, adhesion and mechanisms for direction-dependence

(2008) J. M. R. Bullock et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Ultrastructure and physical properties of an adhesive surface, the toe pad epithelium of the tree frog, Litoria caerulea White

(2008) I. Scholz et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Pushing versus pulling: division of labour between tarsal attachment pads in cockroaches

(2008) C. J Clemente et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Frictional and elastic energy in gecko adhesive detachment

(2007) N. Gravish et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Adhesion and Friction Force Coupling of Gecko Setal Arrays:  Implications for Structured Adhesive Surfaces†

(2007) Boxin Zhao et al.   LANGMUIR