Adhesion and friction in biological systems /
Stanislav N. Gorb, editor.
- Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, c2012.
- [10], 269, [11] p. : ill. (some col.) ;
- Biologically-inspired systems ; .
Pollen grains adhere to the moist mouthparts in the flower visiting beetle Cetonia aurata (Scarabaeidae, Coleoptera) / F. Karolyi, S.N. Gorb & H.W. Krenn -- Material structure, stiffness, and adhesion : why attachment pads of the grasshopper (Tettigonia viridissima) adhere more strongly than those of the locust (Locusta migratoria) (Insecta: Orthoptera) / P.P. Goodwyn ... [et al.] -- Attachment force of the beetle Cryptolaemus montrouzieri (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) on leaflet surfaces of mutants of the pea Pisum sativum (Fabaceae) with regular and reduced wax coverage / E. Gorb ... [et al.] -- Visualization of epicuticular grease on the covering wings in the Colorado potato beetle : a scanning probe approach / D. Voigt, H. Peisker & S.N. Gorb -- Fracture behaviour of plant epicuticular wax crystals and its role in preventing insect attachment : a theoretical approach / F.M. Borodich, E.V. Gorb & S.N. Gorb -- Microtribology of biological materials / M. Scherge & S.N. Gorb -- Friction and adhesion in the tarsal and metatarsal scopulae of spiders / S. Niederegger & S.N. Gorb -- Frictional properties of contacting surfaces in the hemelytra-hindwing locking mechanism in the bug Coreus marginatus (Heteroptera, Coreidae) / P.J. Perez Goodwyn & S.N. Gorb -- Surface structure and frictional properties of the skin of the Amazon tree boa Corallus hortulanus (Squamata, Boidae) / R.A. Berthé ... [et al.] -- Material properties of the skin of the Kenyan sand boa Gongylophis colubrinus (Squamata, Boidae) / M.-C.G. Klein, J.K. Deuschle & S.N. Gorb -- Evolution of locomotory attachment pads of hexapods / S.N. Gorb & R.G. Beutel -- Ultrastructural architecture and mechanical properties of attachment pads in Tettigonia viridissima (Orthoptera Tettigoniidae) / S.N. Gorb, Y. Jiao & M. Scherge -- Contact behaviour of tenent setae in attachment pads of the blowfly Calliphora vicina (Diptera, Calliphoridae) / S. Niederegger, S.N. Gorb & Y. Jiao -- The probable purpose of the mid-coxal prong in Brachycera (Diptera) / L.I. Frantsevich & S.N. Gorb -- Contact mechanics at the insect-plant interface : how do insects stick and how do plants prevent this? / E.V. Gorb & S.N. Gorb -- Insect walking techniques on thin stems / D. Gladun & S.N. Gorb -- Plant surface-bug interactions : Dicyphus errans stalking along trichomes / D. Voigt, E.V. Gorb & S.N. Gorb -- Locomotion in a sticky terrain / D. Voigt & S.N. Gorb.