Biomechanics of shear-sensitive adhesion in climbing animals: peeling, pre-tension and sliding-induced changes in interface strength

Soft matter dynamics: Accelerated fluid squeeze-out during slip

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Rate-dependence of ‘wet’ biological adhesives and the function of the pad secretion in insects

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Detachment of compliant films adhered to stiff substrates via van der Waals interactions: role of frictional sliding during peeling

(2014) R. R. Collino et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Scaling and biomechanics of surface attachment in climbing animals

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

(2013) T. Endlein et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Functionally Different Pads on the Same Foot Allow Control of Attachment: Stick Insects Have Load-Sensitive “Heel” Pads for Friction and Shear-Sensitive “Toe” Pads for Adhesion

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Rapid preflexes in smooth adhesive pads of insects prevent sudden detachment

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

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

An accordion model integrating self-cleaning, strong attachment and easy detachment functionalities of gecko adhesion

(2012) Teng Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF ADHESION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Advances in the computational modeling of the gecko adhesion mechanism

(2012) Roger A. Sauer   JOURNAL OF ADHESION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Peeling of a tape with large deformations and frictional sliding

(2012) Matthew R. Begley et al.   JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS

Fiji: an open-source platform for biological-image analysis

(2012) Johannes Schindelin et al.   NATURE METHODS

The Peeling Behavior of Thin Films with Finite Bending Stiffness and the Implications on Gecko Adhesion

(2011) Roger A. Sauer   The Journal of Adhesion

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

Sliding-induced non-uniform pre-tension governs robust and reversible adhesion: a revisit of adhesion mechanisms of geckos

(2011) Q. H. Cheng 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

Peeling of Elastic Tapes: Effects of Large Deformations, Pre-Straining, and of a Peel-Zone Model

(2008) Alain Molinari et al.   The Journal of Adhesion

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

Pre-tension generates strongly reversible adhesion of a spatula pad on substrate

(2008) B. Chen et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Correlation between nanosecond X-ray flashes and stick–slip friction in peeling tape

(2008) Carlos G. Camara et al.   NATURE

Frictional and elastic energy in gecko adhesive detachment

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

Adhesion mechanisms at soft polymer interfaces

(2007) L. Leger et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES