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Insect Adhesion Secretions: Similarities and Dissimilarities in Hydrocarbon Profiles of Tarsi and Corresponding Tibiae

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Analysis of chemical profiles of insect adhesion secretions by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

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Contact solid-phase microextraction with uncoated glass and polydimethylsiloxane-coated fibers versus solvent sampling for the determination of hydrocarbons in adhesion secretions of Madagascar hissing cockroaches Gromphadorrhina portentosa (Blattodea) by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

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Effect of shear forces and ageing on the compliance of adhesive pads in adult cockroaches

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Determination of the Young's modulus of the epicuticle of the smooth adhesive organs of Carausius morosus using tensile testing

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Soft tribology of oil-continuous emulsions

(2014) M. Douaire et al.   JOURNAL OF FOOD ENGINEERING

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

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Observations of shear adhesive force and friction of Blatta orientalis on different surfaces

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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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Functional morphology and adhesive performance of the stick-capture apparatus of the rove beetles Stenus spp. (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)

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Adhesive and frictional properties of tarsal attachment pads in two species of stick insects (Phasmatodea) with smooth and nubby euplantulae

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

(2011) David Klocke et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Adhesive performance of the stick-capture apparatus of rove beetles of the genus Stenus (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) toward various surfaces

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Rheology of emulsions

(2009) Svetlana R. Derkach   ADVANCES IN COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

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

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Insect tricks: two-phasic foot pad secretion prevents slipping

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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

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

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