Gripping feat

Henry Gee

Nature, 2000, vol. 405, issue 6787, 631-631

Abstract: The adhesive properties of the feet of geckos are remarkable, enabling them to scuttle up walls and across ceilings. From force measurements on the hairs — setae — that cover the feet, it seems that the ‘stickiness’ stems from the rapid formation and breaking of intermolecular bonds between foot and substrate.

Date: 2000
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