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dc.contributor.authorPrakash, Manu
dc.contributor.authorBush, John W. M.
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-23T14:33:49Z
dc.date.available2015-10-23T14:33:49Z
dc.date.issued2010-12
dc.identifier.issn00207462
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/99431
dc.description.abstractThe rough integument of water-walking arthropods is well-known to be responsible for their water-repellency [1], [2], [3] and [4]; however, water-repellent surfaces generally experience reduced traction at an air–water interface [5], [6], [7] and [8]. A conundrum then arises as to how such creatures generate significant propulsive forces while retaining their water-repellency. We here demonstrate through a series of experiments that they do so by virtue of the detailed form of their integument; specifically, their tilted, flexible hairs interact with the free surface to generate directionally anisotropic adhesive forces that facilitate locomotion. We thus provide new rationale for the fundamental topological difference in the roughness on plants and water-walking arthropods, and suggest new directions for the design and fabrication of unidirectional superhydrophobic surfaces.en_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2010.12.003en_US
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivativesen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en_US
dc.sourcePMCen_US
dc.titleInterfacial propulsion by directional adhesionen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.citationPrakash, Manu, and John W.M. Bush. “Interfacial Propulsion by Directional Adhesion.” International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics 46, no. 4 (May 2011): 607–615.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mathematicsen_US
dc.contributor.mitauthorBush, John W. M.en_US
dc.relation.journalInternational Journal of Non-Linear Mechanicsen_US
dc.eprint.versionAuthor's final manuscripten_US
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticleen_US
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerRevieweden_US
dspace.orderedauthorsPrakash, Manu; Bush, John W.M.en_US
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7936-7256
mit.licensePUBLISHER_CCen_US
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