The outer surfaces of epidermal cell walls are impregnated with an extracellular matrix
called the cuticle. This composite matrix provides several functions at the interface level that …

Over the course of their wildly successful proliferation across the earth, the insects as a
taxon have evolved enviable adaptations to their diverse habitats, which include adhesives …

Organismal functions are size-dependent whenever body surfaces supply body volumes.
Larger organisms can develop strongly folded internal surfaces for enhanced diffusion, but …

Insects use hairy or smooth adhesive pads to stick to almost all known surfaces. Although
studied for more than 300 years, the principles of insect adhesion are still not fully …

The long period of reciprocal antagonistic coevolution between some insect and plant
species has led to the development of plant surface attributes that reduce insect attachment …

Natural adhesive systems are adapted to attach to rough surfaces, but the underlying
mechanisms have not been fully clarified. Attachment forces for the beetle Gastrophysa …

Resilin is an elastomeric protein typically occurring in exoskeletons of arthropods. It is
composed of randomly orientated coiled polypeptide chains that are covalently cross-linked …

To attach reliably on various inclined rough surfaces, many insects have evolved both claws
and adhesive pads on their feet. However, the interaction between these organs still …

Adhesive pads are functional systems with specific micro-and nanostructures which evolved
as a response to specific environmental conditions and therefore exhibit convergent traits …

Friction anisotropy is an important property of many surfaces that usually facilitate the
generation of motion in a preferred direction. Such surfaces are very common in biological …