Publications of S Gorb

Bouchard, P.; Gorb, S.: The elytra-to-body binding mechanism of the flightless rainforest species Tabarus montanus Kaszab (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidea). Arthropod Structure & Development 29 (4), pp. 323 - 331 (2000)

Gorb, S.; Jiao, Y.; Scherge, M.: Ultrastructural architecture and mechanical properties of attachment pads in Tettigonia viridissima (Orthoptera Tettigoniidae). Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology 186 (9), pp. 821 - 831 (2000)

Gorb, S.; Scherge, M.: Biological microtribology: anisotropy in frictional forces of orthopteran attachment pads reflects the ultrastructure of a highly deformable material. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 267 (1449), pp. 1239 - 1244 (2000)

Jiao, Y.; Gorb, S.; Scherge, M.: Adhesion measured on the attachment pads of Tettigonia viridissima (Orthoptera, insecta). Journal of Experimental Biology 203 (12), pp. 1887 - 1895 (2000)

Gorb, S.; Beutel, R.: Head-capsule design and mandible control in beetle larvae: a three-dimensional approach. Journal of Morphology 244 (1), pp. 1 - 14 (2000)

Gorb, S.; Kesel, A.; Berger, J.: Microsculpture of the wing surface in Odonata: evidence for cuticular wax covering. Arthropod Structure & Development 29 (2), pp. 129 - 135 (2000)

Haas, F.; Gorb, S.; Wootton, R.: Elastic joints in dermapteran hind wings: materials and wing folding. Arthropod Structure & Development 29 (2), pp. 137 - 146 (2000)

Gorb, S.: Serial elastic elements in the damselfly wing: mobile vein joints contain resilin. Naturwissenschaften 86 (11), pp. 552 - 555 (1999)

Gorb, S.: Ultrastructure of the thoracic dorso-medial field (TDM) in the elytra-to-body arresting mechanism in Tenebrionid Beetles (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Journal of Morphology 240 (2), pp. 101 - 113 (1999)

Gorb, S.: Origin and pathway of the epidermal secretion in the damselfly head-arresting system (Insecta: Odonata). Journal of Insect Physiology 44 (11), pp. 1053 - 1061 (1998)

Gorb, S.: Armored cuticular membranes in Brachycera (Insecta, Diptera). Journal of Morphology 234 (3), pp. 213 - 222 (1997)

Gorb, S.: Ultrastructural architecture of the microtrichia of the insect cuticle. Journal of Morphology 234 (1), pp. 1 - 10 (1997)

Gorb, S.: Porous channels in the cuticle of the head-arrester system in dragon/damselflies (Insecta:Odonata). Microscopy Research and Technique 37 (5-6), pp. 583 - 591 (1997)

Scherge, M.; Gorb, S.: Biological Micro- and Nanotribology: Nature's Solutions. Springer, Berlin, Germany (2001), 305 pp.

Gorb, E.; Gorb, S.: Natural hook-and-loop fasteners: design and attachment force. In: Technische Biologie und Bionik: 6. Bionik-Kongress, pp. 182 - 183 (Eds. Wisser, A.; Nachtigall, W.). 6. Bionik-Kongress, Saarbrücken, Germany, July 05, 2002 - July 06, 2002. Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Mainz, Germany (2003)

Gorb, S.: Bio-mimetic smart microstructures: Attachment Devices in Insects as a Possible Source for Technical Design. In: Dynamics of Advanced Materials and Smart Structures, pp. 85 - 94 (Eds. Watanabe, K.; Ziegler, F.). IUTAM Symposium on Dynamics of Advanced Materials and Smart Structures, Yonezawa, Japan, May 20, 2002 - May 24, 2002. Kluwer Academic Publ., Dordrecht, The Netherlands (2003)

Gorb, S.: Attachment devices in insects as a possible source for technical design. In: Technische Biologie und Bionik: 6. Bionik-Kongress, pp. 57 - 61 (Eds. Wisser, A.; Nachtigall, W.). 6. Bionik-Kongress, Saarbrücken, Germany, July 05, 2002 - July 06, 2002. Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Mainz, Germany (2003)

Jäkle, B.; Schwarz, H.; Schwarz, U.; Gorb, S.: Resilin in insect flight systems. In: Technische Biologie und Bionik. 6. Bionik-Kongress, pp. 188 - 189 (Eds. Wisser, A.; Nachtigall, W.). 6. Bionik-Kongress, Saarbrücken, Germany, July 05, 2002 - July 06, 2002. Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Mainz, Germany (2003)

Perez Goodwyn, P.; Gorb, S.: Anti-friction function of contacting surfaces in the hemelytra-hindwing locking mechanism in the bug Coreus marginatus (Heteroptera, Coreidae). In: Technische Biologie und Bionik: 6. Bionik-Kongress, pp. 179 - 181 (Eds. Wisser, A.; Nachtigall, W.). 6. Bionik-Kongress, Saarbrücken, Germany, July 05, 2002 - July 06, 2002. Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Mainz, Germany (2003)

Gorb, S.; Schuppert, J.; Niederegger, S.; Schwarz, H.; Walther, P.: Biological attachment devices: Electron microscopy of the contact formation. In Microscopy and Microanalysis, (S03), p. 378. 31st Microscopy Conference 2003 (MC 2003), Dresden, Germany, September 07, 2003 - September 12, 2003. Cambridge University Press, New York, NY (2003)