Hygroscopic compounds in spider aggregate glue remove interfacial water to maintain adhesion in humid conditions S Singla, G Amarpuri, N Dhopatkar, TA Blackledge, A Dhinojwala Nature Communications 9 (1), 1890, 2018 | 85 | 2018 |
Spiders tune glue viscosity to maximize adhesion G Amarpuri, C Zhang, C Diaz, BD Opell, TA Blackledge, A Dhinojwala ACS nano 9 (11), 11472-11478, 2015 | 72 | 2015 |
Ubiquitous distribution of salts and proteins in spider glue enhances spider silk adhesion G Amarpuri, V Chaurasia, D Jain, TA Blackledge, A Dhinojwala Scientific Reports 5 (1), 9030, 2015 | 49 | 2015 |
Quantitative assessment of visual microscopy as a tool for microplastic research: Recommendations for improving methods and reporting S Kotar, R McNeish, C Murphy-Hagan, V Renick, CFT Lee, C Steele, ... Chemosphere 308, 136449, 2022 | 39 | 2022 |
Role of hygroscopic low molecular mass compounds in humidity responsive adhesion of spider’s capture silk D Jain, G Amarpuri, J Fitch, TA Blackledge, A Dhinojwala Biomacromolecules 19 (7), 3048-3057, 2018 | 29 | 2018 |
Adhesion modulation using glue droplet spreading in spider capture silk G Amarpuri, C Zhang, TA Blackledge, A Dhinojwala Journal of the Royal Society Interface 14 (130), 20170228, 2017 | 20 | 2017 |
Supersaturation with water explains the unusual adhesion of aggregate glue in the webs of the moth-specialist spider, Cyrtarachne akirai C Diaz, A Tanikawa, T Miyashita, G Amarpuri, D Jain, A Dhinojwala, ... Royal Society Open Science 5 (11), 181296, 2018 | 18 | 2018 |
What determines accuracy of chemical identification when using microspectroscopy for the analysis of microplastics? H De Frond, W Cowger, V Renick, S Brander, S Primpke, S Sukumaran, ... Chemosphere 313, 137300, 2023 | 16 | 2023 |
The moth specialist spider Cyrtarachne akirai uses prey scales to increase adhesion C Diaz, D Maksuta, G Amarpuri, A Tanikawa, T Miyashita, A Dhinojwala, ... Journal of the Royal Society Interface 17 (162), 20190792, 2020 | 16 | 2020 |
Molecular Changes in spider viscid glue as a function of relative humidity revealed using infrared spectroscopy G Amarpuri, N Dhopatkar, TA Blackledge, A Dhinojwala ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 8 (8), 3354-3360, 2022 | 3 | 2022 |
Acknowledgment to Reviewers of Biomedicines in 2020 Y Abd El Hakim, MM Altintas, DA Abugri, J Altomonte, A Acheva, ... | | 2021 |
The Moth Specialist Spider Cyrtarachne akirai Uses Prey Scales To Increase Adhesion C Diaz, A Tanikawa, T Miyashita, D Maksuta, G Amarpuri, A Dhinojwala, ... INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 59, E53-E53, 2019 | | 2019 |
Spiders tune glue viscoelasticity to maximize adhesion G Amarpuri, N Dhopkatkar, T Blackledge, A Dhinojwala ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 253, 2017 | | 2017 |
Adhesion under humid conditions: Lessons from Spider Silk S Singla, G Amarpuri, N Dhopatkar, T Blackledge, A Dhinojwala ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 253, 2017 | | 2017 |
Molecular mechanism for adhesion in humid conditions-lessons from spider glue G Amarpuri, S Singla, N Dhopatkar, T Blackledge, A Dhinojwal APS March Meeting Abstracts 2017, P4. 002, 2017 | | 2017 |
A detailed investigation of adhesion modulation in spider capture silk at macro, micro and molecular length scales GA Amarpuri The University of Akron, 2017 | | 2017 |
Modulation of spider glue's humidity responsive adhesion using surface energy and surface charge density. G Amarpuri, Y Chen, TA Blackledge, A Dhinojwala INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 56, E5-E5, 2016 | | 2016 |
Dynamics of spider glue adhesion: effect of surface energy and contact area G Amarpuri, Y Chen, T Blackledge, A Dhinojwala APS March Meeting Abstracts 2016, C37. 007, 2016 | | 2016 |
Direct measurement of the glue viscosity explains the humidity responsive adhesion of spider glue G Amarpuri, C Diaz, T Blackledge, A Dhinojwala INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 55, E5-E5, 2015 | | 2015 |
Intelligent Adhesives: The Structure and Function of Humidity Responsive Spider Aggregate Glues TA Blackledge, M Gregoric, D Jain, G Amarpuri, BD Opell, A Dhinojwala INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 55, E16-E16, 2015 | | 2015 |