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Research Article

On the presence of a critical detachment angle in gecko spatula peeling - a numerical investigation using an adhesive friction model

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Pages 1234-1254 | Received 24 Feb 2020, Accepted 20 Mar 2020, Published online: 08 Apr 2020

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