Beilstein J. Nanotechnol.2014,5, 561–565, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.66
; octopus sucker; underwatersealing; Introduction
An octopus sucker consists of two portions: an upper hollow cup, the acetabulum; and a lower disk-like portion, the infundibulum, located at the attachment face of the sucker (Figure 1a,b). It is known that octopus suckers adhere not only to perfectly
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Figure 1:
(a) Photograph of the frontal view of an octopus sucker. Infundibulum (I); orifice (O); and rim (R)...