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

Matthias W. Speidel, Malte Kleemeier, Andreas Hartwig, Klaus Rischka, Angelika Ellermann, Rolf Daniels and Oliver Betz
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 45–63. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.8.6

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Structural and tribometric characterization of biomimetically inspired synthetic "insect adhesives"
Matthias W. Speidel, Malte Kleemeier, Andreas Hartwig, Klaus Rischka, Angelika Ellermann, Rolf Daniels and Oliver Betz
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 45–63. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.8.6

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Speidel, M. W.; Kleemeier, M.; Hartwig, A.; Rischka, K.; Ellermann, A.; Daniels, R.; Betz, O. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 45–63. doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.6

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