Publications

Summary of Recent Publications [pdf]

Journal Publications

[1]  C. Majidi, R. E. Groff, Y. Maeno, B. Schubert, S. Baek, B. Bush, R. Maboudian, N. Gravish, M. Wilkinson, K. Autumn, R. S. Fearing  "High Friction from a Stiff Polymer using Micro-Fiber Arrays,"  Physical Review Letters 97 076103 (2006).  [link]

[2]  C. Majidi, R. E. Groff, R. S. Fearing, "Attachment of fiber array adhesive through side contact," J. Applied Physics 98 103521 (2005). [link]

[3]  C. Majidi, R. E. Groff, R. S. Fearing, "Analysis of Shaft-Loaded Membrane Delamination Using Stationary Principles," Mathematics & Mechanics of Solids (2007).  [link]

[4]  C. Majidi, "Remarks on formulating an adhesion problem using Euler's elastica," Mechanics Research Communications 34 85-90 (2007). [link]

[5]  K. Autumn, C. Majidi, R. E. Groff, A. Dittmore, R. Fearing, "Effective elastic modulus of isolated gecko setal arrays," J. Experimental Biology 209 3558-3568 (2006).  [link]

[6]  A. M. Peattie, C. Majidi, A. Corder, R. J. Full, "Ancestrally high elastic modulus of gecko setal beta-keratin," J. Royal Society Interface 3 (2007).  [link]

[7]  B. Schubert, C. Majidi, R. E. Groff, S. Baek, B. Bush, R. Maboudian, R. S. Fearing, "Towards Friction and Adhesion from High Modulus Microfiber Arrays," J. Adhesion Science & Technology 21 1297-1315 (2007).  [link]

Conference Proceedings

[8]  C. Majidi, R. E. Groff, R. S. Fearing, "Clumping and Packing of Hair Arrays Manufactured by Nanocasting," Proc. IMECE, ASME, Anaheim (2004). [pdf]

[9]  T. Tong, Y. Zhao, L. Delzeit, C. Majidi, R. E. Groff, P. Reddy, A. Majumdar, A. Kashani, M. Meyyappan, "Compressive Properties of Dense Vertically Aligned Multi-walled Carbon Nanotube Arrays," Proc. Nano 2005, ASME, Berkeley (2005). [pdf]

[10]  M. Spenko, M. Cutkosky, C. Majidi, R. S. Fearing, R. E. Groff, K. Autumn, "Foot design and integration for bioinspired climbing robots," Proc. of SPIE, Unmanned Systems Tech. VIII 623019 (2006). [link]

Patents

[11]  C. Majidi, R. Groff, R. S. Fearing, "Nanostructured friction enhancement using fabricated microstructure"  US Patent & Trademark Office 20060202355 (2006).  [link]

Reports

[12]  C. Majidi, "Mechanics of Gecko Adhesion," Master's Thesis, UC Berkeley (2004).

[13]  C. Majidi, "Enhanced Friction and Adhesion with Biologically Inspired Fiber Arrays," PhD Dissertation, UC Berkeley (2007). [link]


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