Gecko Feet and Dry Adhesives
In short: The hierarchical structure of gecko setae uses van der Waals forces to create reversible adhesion, inspiring new technologies like climbing robots.
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Sources used in this film: Nature, “Adhesive force of a single gecko foot-hair - Nature”; Academia.edu, “Mechanisms of Adhesion in Geckos”; Nature, “Evidence for van der Waals adhesion in gecko setae - Nature”; Stanford University, “Gecko Tape”; PMC (PubMed Central) / NIH, “Reversible Adhesive Bio-Toe with Hierarchical Structure Inspired by Gecko”; Springer, “Gecko-Like Dry Adhesive Surfaces and Their Applications: A Review - Journal of Bionic Engineering”; University of California, Berkeley (Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences), “History of Synthetic Gecko Adhesive Research”; Springer, “Gecko Adhesion”; PMC (PubMed Central) / National Center for Biotechnology Information, “A Review of the State of Dry Adhesives: Biomimetic Structures and the Alternative Designs They Inspire”.
Sources used in this film
- Nature — Adhesive force of a single gecko foot-hair - Nature · View →
- Academia.edu — Mechanisms of Adhesion in Geckos · View →
- Nature — Evidence for van der Waals adhesion in gecko setae - Nature · View →
- Stanford University — Gecko Tape · View →
- PMC (PubMed Central) / NIH — Reversible Adhesive Bio-Toe with Hierarchical Structure Inspired by Gecko · View →
- Springer — Gecko-Like Dry Adhesive Surfaces and Their Applications: A Review - Journal of Bionic Engineering · View →
- University of California, Berkeley (Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences) — History of Synthetic Gecko Adhesive Research · View →
- Springer — Gecko Adhesion · View →
- PMC (PubMed Central) / National Center for Biotechnology Information — A Review of the State of Dry Adhesives: Biomimetic Structures and the Alternative Designs They Inspire · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Nature: Adhesive force of a single gecko foot-hair - Nature
- Also: Academia.edu: Mechanisms of Adhesion in Geckos
- Also: Nature: Evidence for van der Waals adhesion in gecko setae - Nature
- Also: Stanford University: Gecko Tape
- Also: PMC (PubMed Central) / NIH: Reversible Adhesive Bio-Toe with Hierarchical Structure Inspired by Gecko
- Also: Springer: Gecko-Like Dry Adhesive Surfaces and Their Applications: A Review - Journal of Bionic Engineering
- Also: University of California, Berkeley (Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences): History of Synthetic Gecko Adhesive Research
- Also: Springer: Gecko Adhesion
- Also: PMC (PubMed Central) / National Center for Biotechnology Information: A Review of the State of Dry Adhesives: Biomimetic Structures and the Alternative Designs They Inspire
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