Biomimetic surfaces with controlled direction-dependent adhesion.

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Published in J R Soc Interface on September 12, 2012

Authors

Luciano Afferrante1, Giuseppe Carbone

Author Affiliations

1: Dipartimento di Ingegneria Meccanica e Gestionale, TriboLAB, Politecnico di Bari, V.le Japigia 182, 70126 Bari, Italy. l.afferrante@poliba.it

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