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Total normal adhesion force Fn(θ) (a) and total lateral force FL(θ) (b) of a single spatula, and the contributions from FvdW and Ff to the them as given by Eqs. 19 and 20. Note that, according to Eqs. 9 and 10, Ff = FvdW/tan θ.