Characteristics of water strider legs in hydrodynamic situations
This study investigated the forces and the cross-section images of a water strider's leg through experimental observations. In the vertical direction, the spring coefficients were found to be 0.6 N/m for the leg and 0.3 N/m for the water, which provide a water-treading stiffness of 0.2 N/m. In...
| Publié dans: | Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1985. - 25(2009), 12 vom: 16. Juni, Seite 7006-9 |
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| Autres auteurs: | , |
| Format: | Article en ligne |
| Langue: | English |
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2009
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| Accès à la collection: | Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids |
| Sujets: | Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| Résumé: | This study investigated the forces and the cross-section images of a water strider's leg through experimental observations. In the vertical direction, the spring coefficients were found to be 0.6 N/m for the leg and 0.3 N/m for the water, which provide a water-treading stiffness of 0.2 N/m. In the horizontal directions, besides the alignment of the microsetae, the large cuticle forces were also related to the resistant side in a Wenzel state |
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| Description: | Date Completed 17.08.2009 Date Revised 16.11.2017 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1520-5827 |
| DOI: | 10.1021/la900185a |