WHEN LESS IS MORE: EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE FOR TENACITY ENHANCEMENT BY DIVISION OF CONTACT AREA

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Directional adhesion for climbing: theoretical and practical considerations (2007, methodology): “A wall-climbing robot that uses a gecko-inspired micro-structured tape [16] has been demonstrated [20] and is able climb vertical smooth surfaces.”
Frictional adhesion: a new angle on gecko attachment (2006, methodology): “Absolute values for adhesive and shear forces have been increased to comparable levels by assuming an array of contact asperities each contributing to overall adhesion and shear (Peressadko and Gorb, 2004).”
Recent advances in gecko adhesion and friction mechanisms and development of gecko-inspired dry adhesive surfaces (2013, methodology): “P Natl Acad Sci USA 100: 10603–10606 (2003) [25] Peressadko A, Gorb S N.”
Effects of contact shape on the scaling of biological attachments (2005, unknown): “2003; Peressadko & Gorb 2004).”
Smooth Vertical Surface Climbing With Directional Adhesion (2008, background): “One such example is a microstructured elastomer tape [12], [26].”