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Fabricating Microlens Arrays by Surface Wrinkling by Chan, E. P., Crosby, A. J.

“…A new approach to fabricating microlens arrays (see figure and cover) based on the confinement of surface wrinkles on a soft polymer surface is presented. The…”
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Effect of Contact Angle Hysteresis on the Measurement of Capillary Forces by De Souza, E. J, Gao, L, McCarthy, T. J, Arzt, E, Crosby, A. J

“…We conduct experimental investigations of macroscopic capillary forces between two flat rigid substrates characterized by their advancing and receding contact…”
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Biomechanical properties of female dolphin reproductive tissue by Orbach, D.N., Rattan, S., Hogan, M., Crosby, A.J., Brennan, P.L.R.

“…[Display omitted] Whales, dolphins, and porpoises have unusual vaginal folds of unknown function(s) that are hypothesized to play an important role in sexual…”
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Periodic patterns and energy states of buckled films on compliant substrates by Cai, S., Breid, D., Crosby, A.J., Suo, Z., Hutchinson, J.W.

“…Thin stiff films on compliant elastic substrates subject to equi-biaxial compressive stress states are observed to buckle into various periodic mode patterns…”
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Snapping Surfaces by Holmes, D. P., Crosby, A. J.

“…A simple, robust, biomimetic responsive surface based on controlled elastic instabilities using an array of microlens shells as a surface geometry is…”
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Commentary on “Adhesion and membrane tension of single vesicles and living cells using a micropipette-based technique” by M.-J. Colbert et al by Crosby, A. J.

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Surface Wrinkles for Smart Adhesion by Chan, E. P., Smith, E. J., Hayward, R. C., Crosby, A. J.

“…A novel and highly scalable approach to generating a reusable, “smart” polymer adhesive based on surface wrinkling is presented. The wrinkling approach to…”
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Combinatorial peel tests for the characterization of adhesion behavior of polymeric films by Song, R., Chiang, M.Y.M., Crosby, A.J., Karim, A., Amis, E.J., Eidelman, N.

“…The adhesion behavior of an optically smooth poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) thin film (100nm in thickness) on different evaporated metal substrates has been…”
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Combinatorial characterization of polymer adhesion by Crosby, A J

“…Based on the experience of the pharmaceutical industry, a new trend in research which relies upon combinatorial methodologies is being used to characterize the…”
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CommWalker: correctly evaluating modules in molecular networks in light of annotation bias by Luecken, M D, Page, M J T, Crosby, A J, Mason, S, Reinert, G, Deane, C M

“…Abstract Motivation Detecting novel functional modules in molecular networks is an important step in biological research. In the absence of gold standard…”
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Effects of Digit Orientation on Gecko Adhesive Force Capacity: Synthetic and Behavioral Studies by Imburgia, M J, Kuo, C -Y, Briggs, D R, Irschick, D J, Crosby, A J

“…Abstract In this study we developed an analytical relationship between adhesive digit orientation and adhesive force capacity to describe the tendencies of…”
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Spring and latch dynamics can act as control pathways in ultrafast systems by Hyun, N P, Olberding, J P, De, A, Divi, S, Liang, X, Thomas, E, St Pierre, R, Steinhardt, E, Jorge, J, Longo, S J, Cox, S, Mendoza, E, Sutton, G P, Azizi, E, Crosby, A J, Bergbreiter, S, Wood, R J, Patek, S N

“…Ultrafast movements propelled by springs and released by latches are thought limited to energetic adjustments prior to movement, and seemingly cannot adjust…”
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Early steps of sperm-egg interactions during mammalian fertilization by Barros, C, Crosby, J A, Moreno, R D

“…Mammalian eggs are surrounded by two egg coats: the cumulus oophorus and the zona pellucida, which is an extracellular matrix composed of sulfated…”
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Characterization of the functional domains of boar acrosin involved in nonenzymatic binding to homologous zona pellucida glycoproteins by Crosby, J.A. (University of Chile, Santiago.), Jones, R, Barros, C, Carvallo, P

“…During the first steps of the gamete interaction, the proacrosin/acrosin system seems to play a crucial role in the secondary binding, holding acrosome‐reacted…”
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Effect of recombinant boar beta-acrosin on sperm binding to intact zona pellucida during in vitro fertilization by Crosby, J.A, Barros, C

“…In a previous paper we demonstrated that boar beta-acrosin recombinant proteins were able to bind non-enzymatically to solubilized pig zona pellucida (ZP)…”
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Structural Development and Adhesion of Acrylic ABA Triblock Copolymer Gels by Flanigan, Cynthia M, Crosby, Alfred J, Shull, Kenneth R

“…Relationships between the structure, properties, and processing techniques of model polymer gels are investigated. The mechanical properties of the gels are…”
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Study of the Surface Adhesion of Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives by Atomic Force Microscopy and Spherical Indenter Tests by Paiva, Adriana, Sheller, Nina, Foster, Mark D, Crosby, Alfred J, Shull, Kenneth R

“…Atomic force microscopy allows observation of the adhesive surface and characterization of the adhesive behavior on a nanoscale level, providing new and…”
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Discussion of death and dying in surgical textbooks by Easson, Alexandra M, Crosby, Jacqueline A, Librach, S.Lawrence

“…Background: Quality end-of-life care is an increasing concern for the public and the medical profession. Surgical textbooks could serve as an important…”
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Combinatorial approach to the edge delamination test for thin film reliability—adaptability and variability by Chiang, Martin Y.M., Song, Rui, Crosby, Alfred J., Karim, Alamgir, Chiang, Chwan K., Amis, Eric J.

“…We have demonstrated the adaptability and variability of a newly developed combinatorial edge delamination test. This was accomplished through studying the…”
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Adhesion of Thermally Reversible Gels to Solid Surfaces by Mowery, Cynthia L, Crosby, Alfred J, Ahn, Dongchan, Shull, Kenneth R

“…We have developed methods for quantifying very weak adhesive interactions between two bodies in contact. Our approach is based on the use of a low-modulus…”
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