Fig. 2.
Recovery of force by self-cleaning, R(n) = (Fn - Fdirty)/(Fclean - Fdirty). (A) R(n) for isolated gecko setal arrays on glass after n simulated steps. (B) R(n) for digits of live geckos, standardized by adhesive area.
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