Comparative Contact Mechanics

摘要: In this chapter, we briefly discuss three hotly debated issues of the current research on adhesive foot pads, (1) validity contact splitting theory and its implication for scaling laws, (2) role fluid secretions in hairy (3) controversy about subdivision biological systems into ‘dry’ ‘wet’ adhesives. We present first data comparative adhesion measurements arachnids (a) smooth (b) patterned soft (c) pads covered with tenent microtrichia. The generally indicate stronger multiple contacts. Taking our new account, attempt to explain, why evolution spatular sizes is governed by phylogenetic constraints previously postulated relationship between body mass degree does not hold. Furthermore, provide several arguments against view previous authors, who classified spiders mites as wet adhesives, stated geckoes sole organisms relying dry adhesion.