An Optimal Wet Friction Plate Inspired by Biological Surface Patterns

Wet but not slippery: boundary friction in tree frog adhesive toe pads

Walter Federle, W. Jon. P. Barnes, Werner Baumgärtner et al. · Journal of The Royal Society Interface · 2006 · 377 citations

Life Sciences, Biophysics, Zoology +17

Relation between Interfacial Separation and Load: A General Theory of Contact Mechanics

B. N. J. Persson · Physical Review Letters · 2007 · 299 citations · Full text

Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering +16

Adhesion and Detachment of the Toe Pads of Tree Frogs

Gavin Hanna, W. Jon. P. Barnes · Journal of Experimental Biology · 1991 · 277 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Animal Sciences, Zoology +14

Hexagonal Surface Micropattern for Dry and Wet Friction

Michael Varenberg, Stanislav N. Gorb · Advanced Materials · 2008 · 255 citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +17

Toe pad morphology and mechanisms of sticking in frogs

Sharon B. Emerson, Diana Diehl · Biological Journal of the Linnean Society · 1980 · 186 citations

Life Sciences, Anatomy, Zoology +11