van der Waals and hygroscopic forces of adhesion generated by spider capture threads

• The sticky truth: how spider predation success depends on their prey's body surface

  2025 Journal of Experimental Biology article Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies Open access

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• Hierarchical looping results in extreme extensibility of silk fibre composites produced by Southern house spiders ( Kukulcania hibernalis )

  2024 Interface Focus article Materials Science Silk-based biomaterials and applications Open access

  7

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• Age-Resilient Stickiness of Capture Threads

  2023 Arthropoda article Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies Open access

  2

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• Biomimetic, antiadhesive surface structure inspired by the calamistra setae of cribellate spiders for electrospun nanofiber handling

  2023 Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution article Engineering Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions Open access

  7

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• Physico-chemical properties of functionally adhesive spider silk nanofibres

  2023 Biomaterials Science article Materials Science Silk-based biomaterials and applications Open access

  17

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• Laser-processed antiadhesive bionic combs for handling nanofibers inspired by nanostructures on the legs of cribellate spiders

  2022 Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology article Engineering Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions Open access

  8

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• Change of mechanical characteristics in spider silk capture threads after contact with prey

  2022 Acta Biomaterialia article Materials Science Silk-based biomaterials and applications Open access

  7

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• Laser-processed antiadhesive bionic combs for handling of nanofibers inspired by nanostructures on the legs of cribellate spiders

  2022 preprint Engineering Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions Open access

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• Insect cuticular hydrocarbon composition influences their interaction with spider capture threads

  2022 Journal of Experimental Biology article Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies Open access

  9

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• Change of Mechanical Characteristics in Spider Silk Capture Threads after Contact with Prey

  2022 SSRN Electronic Journal preprint Materials Science Silk-based biomaterials and applications Open access

  2

  citations
• Ambient Climate Influences Anti-Adhesion between Biomimetic Structured Foil and Nanofibers

  2021 Nanomaterials article Engineering Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions Open access

  7

  citations
• Adhesion of spider cribellate silk enhanced in high humidity by mechanical plasticization of the underlying fiber

  2020 Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials article Engineering Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions Open access

  13

  citations
• Biomimetic Combs as Antiadhesive Tools to Manipulate Nanofibers

  2020 ACS Applied Nano Materials article Engineering Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions Open access

  21

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• Uncoiling springs promote mechanical functionality of spider cribellate silk

  2020 Journal of Experimental Biology article Materials Science Silk-based biomaterials and applications

  16

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