ArticleBeilstein journal of nanotechnology2022
Growing up in a rough world: scaling of frictional adhesion and morphology of the Tokay gecko (
Article in Beilstein journal of nanotechnology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Integrative architecture and structural boundaries of the subdigital adhesive toe pads of Gekko gecko (Linnaeus, 1758) and guidelines for toe pad demarcation in other geckos.Journal of anatomy · 2026Article
- What's the point? The functional role of claws in pad-bearing taxa (Gekkota: Diplodactylidae).Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2025Article
- Frictional adhesion of geckos predicts maximum running performance in nature.The Journal of experimental biology · 2025Article
- Biomimetics on the micro- and nanoscale - The 25th anniversary of the lotus effect.Beilstein journal of nanotechnology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Many geckos have the remarkable ability to reversibly adhere to surfaces using a hierarchical system that includes both internal and external elements. The vast majority of studies have examined the performance of the adhesive system using adults and engineered materials and substrates (e.g., acrylic glass). Almost nothing is known about how the system changes with body size, nor how these changes would influence the ability to adhere to surfaces in nature. Using Tokay geckos (
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