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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE
卷 11, 期 92, 页码 -出版社
ROYAL SOC
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2013.0988
关键词
feather; interlocking; numerical model
资金
- German Science Foundation (DFG) Initiative 'Bionik' (DFG) [GO995/7-1]
The bird feather vane can be separated into two parts by pulling the barbs apart. The original state can be re-established easily by lightly stroking through the feather. Hooklets responsible for holding vane barbs together are not damaged by multiple zipping and unzipping cycles. Because numerous microhooks keep the integrity of the feather, their properties are of great interest for understanding mechanics of the entire feather structure. This study was undertaken to estimate the separation force of single hooklets and their arrays using force measurement of an unzipping feather vane. The hooklets usually separate in some number synchronously (20 on average) with the highest observed separation force of 1.74 mN (average force 0.27 mN), whereas the single hooklet separation force was 14 mu N. A simple numerical model was suggested for a better understanding of zipping and unzipping behaviour in feathers. The model demonstrates features similar to those observed in experiments.
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