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Langowski, Julian K.A. (author), Dodou, D. (author), van Assenbergh, S.P. (author), van Leeuwen, Johan L. (author)The adhesive toe pads of tree frogs have inspired the design of various so-called 'smooth' synthetic adhesives for wet environments. However, these adhesives do not reach the attachment performance of their biological models in terms of contact formation, maintenance of attachment, and detachment. In tree frogs, attachment is facilitated by...journal article 2020
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van Assenbergh, S.P. (author), Fokker, Marike (author), Langowski, Julian (author), van Esch, J.H. (author), Kamperman, Marleen (author), Dodou, D. (author)The adhesiveness of biological micropatterned adhesives primarily relies on their geometry (e.g., feature size, architecture) and material properties (e.g., stiffness). Over the last few decades, researchers have been mimicking the geometry and material properties of biological micropatterned adhesives. The performance of these biomimetic...journal article 2019
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Langowski, Julian K.A. (author), Dodou, D. (author), Kamperman, Marleen (author), van Leeuwen, Johan L. (author)Tree frogs have the remarkable ability to attach to smooth, rough, dry, and wet surfaces using their versatile toe pads. Tree frog attachment involves the secretion of mucus into the pad-substrate gap, requiring adaptations towards mucus drainage and pad lubrication. Here, we present an overview of tree frog attachment, with focus on (i) the...review 2018