Insect adhesion on rough surfaces: analysis of adhesive contact of smooth and hairy pads on transparent microstructured substrates

Cassie-Wenzel–like transition in patterned soft elastomer adhesive contacts

(2013) Élise Degrandi-Contraires et al.   EPL

Evidence for a material gradient in the adhesive tarsal setae of the ladybird beetle Coccinella septempunctata

(2013) Henrik Peisker et al.   Nature Communications

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

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

Friction and Adhesion of Gecko-Inspired PDMS Flaps on Rough Surfaces

(2012) Jing Yu et al.   LANGMUIR

Plant surfaces with cuticular folds are slippery for beetles

(2011) B. Prum et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Mechanisms of fluid production in smooth adhesive pads of insects

(2011) J.-H. Dirks et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Bi-Stable Adhesion of a Surface with a Dimple

(2010) Robert M. McMeeking et al.   ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS

The effect of surface roughness on claw and adhesive hair performance in the dock beetle Gastrophysa viridula

(2010) James M. R. Bullock et al.   Insect Science

Slippery surfaces of pitcher plants: Nepenthes wax crystals minimize insect attachment via microscopic surface roughness

(2010) I. Scholz et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Effect of surface pattern on the adhesive friction of elastomers

(2010) Fanny Wu-Bavouzet et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Effects of surface topography and chemistry ofRumex obtusifoliusleaves on the attachment of the beetleGastrophysa viridula

(2009) Elena Gorb et al.   ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA

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

Division of labour and sex differences between fibrillar, tarsal adhesive pads in beetles: effective elastic modulus and attachment performance

(2009) J. M. R. Bullock et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Micromechanics of smooth adhesive organs in stick insects: pads are mechanically anisotropic and softer towards the adhesive surface

(2008) Ingo Scholz et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY

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

Terminal contact elements of insect attachment devices studied by transmission X-ray microscopy

(2008) T. Eimuller et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Sexual dimorphism in the attachment ability of the Colorado potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) to rough substrates

(2008) D. Voigt et al.   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

A theoretical study of a thin-film delamination using shaft-loaded blister test: Constitutive relation without delamination

(2008) C JIN et al.   JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS

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