Soiled adhesive pads shear clean by slipping: a robust self-cleaning mechanism in climbing beetles

Sticking to the story: outstanding challenges in gecko-inspired adhesives

(2016) Peter H. Niewiarowski et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Elasto-capillarity in insect fibrillar adhesion

(2016) Sophie Gernay et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Cleanliness is next to godliness: mechanisms for staying clean

(2015) G. J. Amador et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Evaporation-driven ring and film deposition from colloidal droplets

(2015) C. Nadir Kaplan et al.   JOURNAL OF FLUID MECHANICS

Robust self-cleaning and micromanipulation capabilities of gecko spatulae and their bio-mimics

(2015) Quan Xu et al.   Nature Communications

Functional morphology and efficiency of the antenna cleaner inCamponotus rufifemurants

(2015) Alexander Hackmann et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Dry Self-Cleaning Properties of Hard and Soft Fibrillar Structures

(2013) Andrew G Gillies et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Effect of particulate contamination on adhesive ability and repellence in two species of ant (Hymenoptera; Formicidae)

(2012) M. J. Anyon et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Evaporation dynamics of tarsal liquid footprints in flies (Calliphora vicina)and beetles (Coccinella septempunctata)

(2012) H. Peisker et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Self-cleaning in tree frog toe pads; a mechanism for recovering from contamination without the need for grooming

(2012) N. Crawford et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Dynamic self-cleaning in gecko setae via digital hyperextension

(2012) S. Hu et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Biologically Inspired Mushroom-Shaped Adhesive Microstructures

(2011) Lars Heepe et al.   Annual Review of Materials Research

The influence of surface energy on the self-cleaning of insect adhesive devices

(2011) M. J. Orchard et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Quantification of physical (roughness) and chemical (dielectric constant) leaf surface properties relevant to wettability and adhesion

(2011) Justin J Nairn et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Fluid-based adhesion in insects – principles and challenges

(2011) Jan-Henning Dirks et al.   Soft Matter

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

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

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

Spatulate structures in biological fibrillar adhesion

(2010) Michael Varenberg et al.   Soft Matter

Enhanced Adhesion by Gecko-Inspired Hierarchical Fibrillar Adhesives

(2009) Michael P. Murphy et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

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

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

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

Wet Self-Cleaning of Biologically Inspired Elastomer Mushroom Shaped Microfibrillar Adhesives

(2009) Seok Kim et al.   LANGMUIR

Gecko-Inspired Directional and Controllable Adhesion

(2009) Michael P. Murphy et al.   Small

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

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

Contact Self-Cleaning of Synthetic Gecko Adhesive from Polymer Microfibers

(2008) Jongho Lee et al.   LANGMUIR

The hydrophobic coatings of plant surfaces: Epicuticular wax crystals and their morphologies, crystallinity and molecular self-assembly

(2007) Kerstin Koch et al.   MICRON