Insects natural ability to walk upside-down and on any kind of substrate is the result of more than 300 million years of evolution. This highly efficient mechanism combines strong reliable adhesion, fast detachment, self-cleaning and wear resistance. It is based on the presence of micron-size slender structures coupled to a liquid secretion. The field of microtechnology struggles on the other hand to grasp and release components under the micron scale. The goal of this work is to draw inspiration from biological adhesion and to adapt those findings to artificial structures able to generate some similarly controlled adhesion. In this thesis we present our results regarding the quantification of the natural walk kinematics of the dock beet...
Adhesive pads are functional systems with specific micro- and nanostructures which evolved as a resp...
[Extract] The next generation of non-contaminable and self-cleaning surfaces will require examinatio...
Understanding the tribology and adhesion between surfaces at a wide range of length scales is essent...
(fr) La capacité naturelle des insectes à se déplacer la tête en bas sur n'importe quel substrat est...
The feet of many insects are covered with dense arrays of hair-like structures called setae. Liquid ...
Miniaturization is currently limited by our ability to manipulate micrometer-sized objects. Insect a...
The manipulation of microscopic objects is challenging because of high adhesion forces, which render...
The feet of many insects are covered with dense arrays of micrometric hair-like structures called se...
Nanoscale observation of beetle's attachment systems has revealed various exquisite multiscale archi...
Many animals are able to scale smooth surfaces using adhesive structures on their feet. These organs...
This book deals with the adhesion, friction and contact mechanics of living organisms. Further, it p...
Abstract Aquatic insects living in fast-flowing streams have developed various types of attachment s...
The ability of insects to successfully attach to a wide variety of surfaces with seemingly little t...
Soft organisms including unicellular amoebae, slime molds and invertebrates without exoskeleton use ...
In this experimental study, living dock beetles are observed during their free upside-down walk on a...
Adhesive pads are functional systems with specific micro- and nanostructures which evolved as a resp...
[Extract] The next generation of non-contaminable and self-cleaning surfaces will require examinatio...
Understanding the tribology and adhesion between surfaces at a wide range of length scales is essent...
(fr) La capacité naturelle des insectes à se déplacer la tête en bas sur n'importe quel substrat est...
The feet of many insects are covered with dense arrays of hair-like structures called setae. Liquid ...
Miniaturization is currently limited by our ability to manipulate micrometer-sized objects. Insect a...
The manipulation of microscopic objects is challenging because of high adhesion forces, which render...
The feet of many insects are covered with dense arrays of micrometric hair-like structures called se...
Nanoscale observation of beetle's attachment systems has revealed various exquisite multiscale archi...
Many animals are able to scale smooth surfaces using adhesive structures on their feet. These organs...
This book deals with the adhesion, friction and contact mechanics of living organisms. Further, it p...
Abstract Aquatic insects living in fast-flowing streams have developed various types of attachment s...
The ability of insects to successfully attach to a wide variety of surfaces with seemingly little t...
Soft organisms including unicellular amoebae, slime molds and invertebrates without exoskeleton use ...
In this experimental study, living dock beetles are observed during their free upside-down walk on a...
Adhesive pads are functional systems with specific micro- and nanostructures which evolved as a resp...
[Extract] The next generation of non-contaminable and self-cleaning surfaces will require examinatio...
Understanding the tribology and adhesion between surfaces at a wide range of length scales is essent...