Adhesion and Disintegration Phenomena on Fractal Agar Gel Surfaces.

In the present study, mechanical phenomena on fractal agar gel were analyzed to understand the interfacial properties of hydrophilic biosurfaces. The evaluation of adhesion strength between the fractal agar gel surfaces showed that the fractal structure inhibits the adhesion between the agar gel surfaces. In addition, when the disintegration behavior of an agar gel block was observed between fractal agar gel substrates, the rough structure prevented the sliding of an agar gel block. These findings are useful for understanding the biological significance of rough structure on the biological surfaces.

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Ayano Kudo, Marika Sato, Haruna Sawaguchi, Jun-Ichi Hotta, Hiroyuki Mayama, Yoshimune Nonomura. Adhesion and Disintegration Phenomena on Fractal Agar Gel Surfaces. Journal of oleo science. 2016 Nov 01;65(11):909-912

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