Structural and tribometric characterization of biomimetically inspired synthetic "insect adhesives"

Structural and tribometric characterization of biomimetically inspired synthetic "insect adhesives"

Background: Based on previous chemical analyses of insect tarsal adhesives, we prepared 12 heterogeneous synthetic emulsions mimicking the polar/non-polar principle, analysed their microscopical structure and tested their adhesive, frictional, and rheological properties.Results: The prepared emulsio...

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Main Authors: Matthias W. Speidel, Malte Kleemeier, Andreas Hartwig, Klaus Rischka, Angelika Ellermann, Rolf Daniels, Oliver Betz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Beilstein-Institut 2017-01-01
Series:Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology
Subjects:
adhesion
bionics
emulsion
friction
insects
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.8.6

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