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

Tools for crushing diatoms – opal teeth in copepods feature a rubber-like bearing composed of resilin

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Water as a major modulator of the mechanical properties of insect cuticle

(2011) David Klocke et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Detailed three-dimensional visualization of resilin in the exoskeleton of arthropods using confocal laser scanning microscopy

(2011) J. MICHELS et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY

Beetle adhesive hairs differ in stiffness and stickiness: in vivo adhesion measurements on individual setae

(2011) James M. R. Bullock et al.   NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

Material properties of the skin of the Kenyan sand boa Gongylophis colubrinus (Squamata, Boidae)

(2010) Marie-Christin G. Klein et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY

Evidence for self-cleaning in fluid-based smooth and hairy adhesive systems of insects

(2010) C. J. Clemente et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Extensive collection of femtolitre pad secretion droplets in the beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata allows nanolitre microrheology

(2010) B. Abou et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Friction force reduction triggers feet grooming behaviour in beetles

(2010) N. Hosoda et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

AFM indentation study of breast cancer cells

(2008) Q.S. Li et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Resilin and chitinous cuticle form a composite structure for energy storage in jumping by froghopper insects

(2008) Malcolm Burrows et al.   BMC BIOLOGY