Open AccessPreliminary In Vivo Experiments on Adhesion of Geckos
Author(s) -
Emiliano Lepore,
Stefano Brianza,
Francesca Antoniolli,
Mario Buono,
Alberto Carpinteri,
Nicola M. Pugno
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of nanomaterials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.463
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1687-4129
pISSN - 1687-4110
DOI - 10.1155/2008/194524
Subject(s) - gecko , materials science , granulometry , adhesion , weibull distribution , surface finish , composite material , surface roughness , statistics , biology , zoology , mathematics , paleontology , sediment
We performed preliminary experiments on the adhesion of a Tokay gecko on surfaces with different roughness, with or without particles with significant different granulometry, before/after or during the moult. The results were analyzed using the Weibull statistics
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