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Advances in the contact mechanics theory and applications of biomimetic artificial adhesives inspired by biological multiscale hierarchical structures

Qian Cheng, Feodor M. Borodich, Zaida Gao, Stanislav N. Gorb and Xiaoqing Jin

Friction, 2025, 13, 9441016
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Functional morphology and adhesive performance of the stick-capture apparatus of the rove beetles Stenus spp. (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)

Lars Koerner, Stanislav N. Gorb and Oliver Betz

Zoology, 2012, 115, 117
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Gecko Adhesion as a Model System for Integrative Biology, Interdisciplinary Science, and Bioinspired Engineering

Kellar Autumn, Peter H. Niewiarowski and Jonathan B. Puthoff

Annu. Rev. Ecol. Evol. Syst., 2014, 45, 445
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Shear induced adhesion: Contact mechanics of biological spatula-like attachment devices

Alexander Filippov, Valentin L. Popov and Stanislav N. Gorb

Journal of Theoretical Biology, 2011, 276, 126
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.01.049

Equilibrium states and stability of pre-tensioned adhesive tapes

Carmine Putignano, Luciano Afferrante, Luigi Mangialardi and Giuseppe Carbone

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol., 2014, 5, 1725
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Topology simulation and contact mechanics of bifractal rough surfaces*

Claudia Borri and Marco Paggi

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology, 2016, 230, 1345
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Funnel‐Shaped Microstructures for Strong Reversible Adhesion

Sarah C. L. Fischer, Katja Groß, Oscar Torrents Abad, Michael M. Becker, Euiyoung Park, René Hensel and Eduard Arzt

Adv Materials Inter, 2017, 4
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Fibrillar adhesion with no clusterisation: Functional significance of material gradient along adhesive setae of insects

Stanislav N Gorb and Alexander E Filippov

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol., 2014, 5, 837
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Energy saving strategies of honeybees in dipping nectar

Jianing Wu, Heng Yang and Shaoze Yan

Sci Rep, 2015, 5
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Four hierarchical levels of peeling control in the branching adhesive setae in two Criocerinae leaf beetle species (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)

Dagmar Voigt and Stanislav Gorb

Zoomorphology, 2025, 144
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Adhesion, friction, and compliance of bio-mimetic and bio-inspired structured interfaces

Anand Jagota and Chung-Yuen Hui

Materials Science and Engineering: R: Reports, 2011
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A 3D Griffith peeling model to unify and generalize single and double peeling theories

Daniele Liprandi, Diego Misseroni, Federico Bosia, Massimiliano Fraldi and Nicola M. Pugno

Meccanica, 2022, 57, 1125
DOI: 10.1007/s11012-022-01480-1

Gecko Adhesion on Flat and Rough Surfaces: Simulations with a Multi‐Scale Molecular Model

Tobias Materzok, Danna De Boer, Stanislav Gorb and Florian Müller‐Plathe

Small, 2022, 18
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Spider weight dragging and lifting mechanics

Nicola M. Pugno

Meccanica, 2018, 53, 1105
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The theory of multiple peeling

Nicola M. Pugno

Int J Fract, 2011, 171, 185
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Enhanced Adhesion of Carbon Nanotubes by Dopamine Modification

Weijun Li, Yang Li, Mao Sheng, Shitong Cui, Zhihang Wang, Xiaojie Zhang, Chen Yang, Zhiyi Yu, Yilin Zhang, Shouceng Tian, Zhendong Dai and Quan Xu

Langmuir, 2019, 35, 4527
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Diversity of tarsal attachment structures in Mantodea (Insecta) includes two distinct attachment pad micro-morphologies

Thies H. Büscher, Frank Wieland, Kai Schütte, Constanze Grohmann and Stanislav N. Gorb

Zoology, 2026, 176-177, 126336
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Sexual dimorphism in the attachment ability of the ladybird beetle Coccinella septempunctata on soft substrates

Lars Heepe, Dennis S. Petersen, Lisa Tölle, Jonas O. Wolff and Stanislav N. Gorb

Appl. Phys. A, 2017, 123
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Surface wettability affects attachment of male bed bugs Cimex lectularius to rough Perspex substrates

Rob Dwyer‐Joyce, Dagmar Voigt and Klaus Reinhardt

Physiological Entomology, 2025, 50, 96
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Switchable Adhesion on Curved Surfaces Mimicking the Coordination of Radial-Oriented Spatular Tips and Motion of Gecko Toes

Zhekun Shi, Di Tan, Zhuo Wang, Kangjian Xiao, Bo Zhu, Fandong Meng, Quan Liu, Xin Wang and Longjian Xue

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2022, 14, 31448
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All but diamonds – Biological materials are not forever

Richard Weinkamer, John W.C. Dunlop, Yves Bréchet and Peter Fratzl

Acta Materialia, 2013, 61, 880
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Comparative morphology of pretarsal scopulae in eleven spider families

Jonas O. Wolff and Stanislav N. Gorb

Arthropod Structure & Development, 2012, 41, 419
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Compliance switching for adhesion control

Jared Risan, Andrew B. Croll and Fardad Azarmi

J Polym Sci B Polym Phys, 2015, 53, 48
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Hierarchical macroscopic fibrillar adhesives: in situ study of buckling and adhesion mechanisms on wavy substrates

Christina T Bauer, Elmar Kroner, Norman A Fleck and Eduard Arzt

Bioinspir. Biomim., 2015, 10, 066002
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How tight are beetle hugs? Attachment in mating leaf beetles

Dagmar Voigt, Alexey Tsipenyuk and Michael Varenberg

R. Soc. open sci., 2017, 4, 171108
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A Green’s Function Molecular Dynamics Approach to the Mechanical Contact between Thin Elastic Sheets and Randomly Rough Surfaces

Carmine Putignano, Wolf Dapp and Martin Müser

Biomimetics, 2016, 1, 7
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Underwater attachment using hairs: the functioning of spatula and sucker setae from male diving beetles

Ying Chen, Ming-Chih Shih, Ming-Huang Wu, En-Cheng Yang and Kai-Jung Chi

J. R. Soc. Interface., 2014, 11, 20140273
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Adhesional instabilities and gecko locomotion

John A Williams

J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 2015, 48, 015401
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Contribution of individual legs to overall attachment in the adult ladybird Harmonia axyridis depends on the relative leg orientation to an external force

Valerio Saitta, Manuela Rebora, Silvana Piersanti, Elena Gorb, Gianandrea Salerno and Stanislav Gorb

Entomologia Exp Applicata, 2025, 173, 232
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Friction force reduction triggers feet grooming behaviour in beetles

Naoe Hosoda and Stanislav N. Gorb

Proc. R. Soc. B., 2011, 278, 1748
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The Mechanisms of Detachment of Mushroom‐Shaped Micro‐Pillars: From Defect Propagation to Membrane Peeling

Luciano Afferrante and Giuseppe Carbone

Macro Reaction Engineering, 2013, 7, 609
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Functional anatomy of the pretarsus in whip spiders (Arachnida, Amblypygi)

Jonas O. Wolff, Michael Seiter and Stanislav N. Gorb

Arthropod Structure & Development, 2015, 44, 524
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Synergetic Material and Structure Optimization Yields Robust Spider Web Anchorages

Nicola M. Pugno, Steven W. Cranford and Markus J. Buehler

Small, 2013, 9, 2747
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A 2-D model for friction of complex anisotropic surfaces

Gianluca Costagliola, Federico Bosia and Nicola M. Pugno

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2018, 112, 50
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Generalized multiple peeling theory uploading hyperelasticity and pre-stress

M. Fraldi, S. Palumbo, A.R. Carotenuto, A. Cutolo and N.M. Pugno

Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2021, 42, 101085
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Designing directional adhesive pillars using deep learning-based optimization, 3D printing, and testing

Yongtae Kim, Jinwook Yeo, Kundo Park, Aymeric Destrée, Zhao Qin and Seunghwa Ryu

Mechanics of Materials, 2023, 185, 104778
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Elastic modulus of tree frog adhesive toe pads

W. Jon. P. Barnes, Pablo J. Perez Goodwyn, Mohsen Nokhbatolfoghahai and Stanislav N. Gorb

J Comp Physiol A, 2011, 197
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The influence of humidity on the attachment ability of the spiderPhilodromus dispar(Araneae, Philodromidae)

Jonas O. Wolff and Stanislav N. Gorb

Proc. R. Soc. B., 2012, 279, 139
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Non-linear double-peeling: Experimental vs. theoretical predictions

D. Misseroni, L. Afferrante, G. Carbone and N. M. Pugno

The Journal of Adhesion, 2018, 94, 46
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A New Concept for an Adhesive Material Inspired by Clingfish Sucker Nanofilaments

Kazuma Tsujioka, Yasutaka Matsuo, Masatsugu Shimomura and Yuji Hirai

Langmuir, 2022, 38, 1215
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Continuous Tip Widening Technique for Roll-to-Roll Fabrication of Dry Adhesives

Sung Ho Lee, Hoon Yi, Cheol Woo Park, Hoon Eui Jeong and Moonkyu Kwak

Coatings, 2018, 8, 349
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Polyurethane Shear-Activated Adhesives: Effect of Counterface Chemistry

Jae-Kang Kim and Michael Varenberg

ACS Appl. Polym. Mater., 2020, 2, 2994
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