Mechanical Characterization of Stick Insect Tarsal Attachment Fluid Using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM).

Martin Becker, Alexander E Kovalev, Thies H Büscher, Stanislav N Gorb

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Article in Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Martin BeckerDepartment of Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Institute of Zoology, Kiel University, Am Botanischen Garten 9, 24118 Kiel, Germany.ORCID 0009-0008-0461-6220

Alexander E KovalevDepartment of Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Institute of Zoology, Kiel University, Am Botanischen Garten 9, 24118 Kiel, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9441-5316

Thies H BüscherDepartment of Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Institute of Zoology, Kiel University, Am Botanischen Garten 9, 24118 Kiel, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0639-4699

Stanislav N GorbDepartment of Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Institute of Zoology, Kiel University, Am Botanischen Garten 9, 24118 Kiel, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-9712-7953

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German Science Foundation DFG GO 995/43-1

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Abstract

Most insects secrete special fluids from their tarsal pads which are essential for the function of their attachment systems. Previous studies investigated several physical and chemical characteristics of this pad fluid in different insect species. However, there is not much known about the mechanical properties of fluid from smooth adhesive pads. In this study, we used the stress-relaxation nanoindentation method to examine the viscoelastic properties of pad fluid from

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effective modulusforce measurementsnanoindentationtarsal secretionviscositywet attachment

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PMID41589959

DOI10.3390/biomimetics11010042

PMCPMC12838817

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