Adhesion at 180,000 frames per second: Widespread natural adhesion system unraveled
Monday, October 14, 2013 - 11:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Adhesion is an extremely important factor in living nature: insects can climb up walls, plants can twine up them, and cells are able to adhere to surfaces. During evolution, many of them developed mushroom-shaped adhesive structures and organs. Scientists have now discovered why the specific shape is advantageous for adhesion. The answer is in homogeneous stress distribution between a surface and the adhesive element.