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Insect attachment on crystalline bioinspired wax surfaces formed by alkanes of varying chain lengths

  • Elena Gorb,
  • Sandro Böhm,
  • Nadine Jacky,
  • Louis-Philippe Maier,
  • Kirstin Dening,
  • Sasha Pechook,
  • Boaz Pokroy and
  • Stanislav Gorb

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 1031–1041, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.116

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  • attachment and higher pull-off forces of polydimethylsiloxane probes on wax surfaces having a higher density of wax coverage, created by smaller crystals. Keywords: Coccinella septempunctata; insectplant interactions; plant waxes; pull-off force; traction force; Introduction During their locomotion
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Published 14 Jul 2014

The effect of surface anisotropy in the slippery zone of Nepenthes alata pitchers on beetle attachment

  • Elena V. Gorb and
  • Stanislav N. Gorb

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 302–310, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.35

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  • downward pitcher direction, since, in this direction, they could interlock with overhanging edges of lunate cells. Keywords: adhesive pads; claws; Coccinella septempunctata; insectplant interactions; traction force; Introduction Pitcher-shaped trapping organs produced at the tips of tendrils are
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Published 16 Jun 2011
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