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Biological micro- and nanotribology
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The function of resilin in beetle wings
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This account shows the distribution of elastic elements in hind wings in the scarabaeid Pachnoda marginata and coccinellid Coccinella septempunctata and suggests that resilin provides the wing with elasticity in order to be deformable by aerodynamic forces.
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Adhesion forces measured at the level of a terminal plate of the fly's seta
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These data provide the first direct evidence that, in addition to Van der Waals and Coulomb forces, attractive capillary forces, mediated by pad secretion, are a critical factor in the fly's attachment mechanism.
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Head‐capsule design and mandible control in beetle larvae: A three‐dimensional approach
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Biological Frictional and Adhesive Systems
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A living motion system becomes optimized when it is capable of minimizing friction at one end of the system while maximizing it at the other end, and a living device needs a combination of maximum friction required for acceleration, deceleration and maneuvering, combined with minimum friction in joints for economic energy expenditure.
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Insects: Functional Morphology, Biomechanics and Biomimetics
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Insects are the most diverse animal taxon, both in terms of the number of species and thenumber of individuals, and this list focuses on the insects of North America.
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Lubrication in the joints of insects (Arthropoda: Insecta)
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Case Study I: Indentation and Adhesion
This study focusses on the attachment performance of the attachment pads. By means of force—distance curves the forces are evaluated quantitatively. Also, since contact between the flexible pad and…
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Wing Coupling in Bees and Wasps: From the Underlying Science to Bioinspired Engineering (Adv. Sci. 16/2021)
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