Beilstein J. Nanotechnol.2018,9, 2618–2627, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.243
that the tribological properties of sandfish scales on the microscale are not exceptional if compared to snake scales or technical surfaces such as aluminium, Teflon, or highly oriented pyrolytic graphite.
Keywords: biotribology; frictional properties of reptile scales; sandfish; Scincus scincus
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(a) Photograph of a sandfish (S. scincus) in its natural habitat (copyright Gerrit Jan Verspui). (b...
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol.2014,5, 1450–1451, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.157
large number of studies have been published which focus on the biotribology and the bioadhesion in various biological systems. The research on frictional and adhesive properties of very diverse biological surfaces and interfaces became a broad research field at the boundary between physics and biology
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Different physical phenomena contribute to adhesion and friction in biological systems. From left t...