Publications
2024
Capillary adhesion of stick insects
, , , , & (2024). Ann NY Acad Sci., 1538, 98–106. https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.15195
Functional fibrillar interfaces: Biological hair as inspiration across scales.
Amador, G. J., van Oorschot, B. K., Liao, C., Wu, J., & Wei, D. (2024). Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 15(1), 664-677. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.15.55
2023
Edge computing in wildlife behavior and ecology.
Yu, H., Amador, G. J., Cribellier, A., Klaassen, M., de Knegt, H. J., Naguib, M., Nijland, R., Nowak, L., Prins, H.H.T., Snijders, L., Tyson, C., & Muijres, F. T. (2023). Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 39(2), 128-130. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2023.11.014
2022
Trichoid sensilla on honey bee proboscises as inspiration for micro-viscometers.
Liao, C., Amador, G. J., Liu, X., Wu, Z., & Wu, J. (2022). Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 18(1), 016012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/aca577
Studying stickiness: Methods, trade-offs, and perspectives in measuring reversible biological adhesion and friction.
van den Boogaart, L.M., Langowksi, J.K.A., Amador, G. J. (2022) Biomimetics, 7(3), 134. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics7030134
2021
Hydrodynamic shear dissipation and transmission in lipid bilayers.
Amador, G. J., van Dijk, D., Kieffer, R, Aubin-Tam, M.E., Tam, D. (2021) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(21), e2100156118. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2100156118
Fluid Mechanics and Rheology of the Jumping Spider Body Fluid.
Göttler, C., Amador, G. J., van de Kamp, T., Zuber, M., Boehler, L., Siegwart, R., Sitti, M. (2021). Soft Matter. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/d1sm00338k
2020
Fibrous flagellar hairs of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii do not enhance swimming.
Amador*, G. J., Wei*, D., Tam, D, Aubin-Tam, M.E. (2020) Biophysical Journal, 118(12), 2914-2925. *Authors contributed equally. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2020.05.003
2019
Artificial cell membranes interfaced with optical tweezers: a versatile microfluidics platform for nanomanipulation and mechanical characterization.
Dols-Perez*, A., Marin*, V., Amador*, G. J., Kieffer, R., Tam, D., Aubin-Tam, M.E. (2019). ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 11(37), 33620-33627. *Authors contributed equally. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.9b09983
Temperature Gradients Drive Bulk Flow Within Microchannel Lined by Fluid–Fluid Interfaces.
Amador, G. J., Ren, Z., Tabak, A. F., Alapan, Y., Yasa, O., & Sitti, M. (2019). Small, 15(21), 1900472. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201900472
Moisture gradients form a vapor cycle within the viscous boundary layer as an organizing principle to worker termites.
Soar, R., Amador, G.J., Bardunias, P.M., Turner, J.S. (2019) Insectes Sociaux, 66(2), 193-209. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-018-0673-0
2018
Wrinkling instability and adhesion of a highly bendable gallium oxide nanofilm encapsulating a liquid-gallium droplet.
Yunusa, M., Amador, G.J., Drotlef, D.M., Sitti, M. (2018) Nano Letters, 18(4), 2498-2504. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b00164
Moisture gradients form a vapor cycle within the viscous boundary layer as an organizing principle to worker termites
Soar, R., Amador, G., Bardunias, P. et al.(2019) Insect. Soc. 66, 193–209. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-018-0673-0
2017
Soiled adhesive pads shear clean by slipping: A robust self-cleaning mechanism in climbing beetles.
Amador, G.J., Endlein, T., Sitti, M. (2017) Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 14(131), 20170134. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2017.0134
Honey bee hairs and pollenkitt are essential for pollen capture and removal.
Amador, G.J., Matherne, M., Waller, D., Mathews, M., Gorb, S.N., Hu, D.L. (2017) Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 12(2) 026015. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/aa5c6e
Sticky solution provides grip for the first robotic pollinator.
Amador, G.J., Hu, D.L. (2017) Chem 2(2) 162-164. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chempr.2017.01.012
