Skip to content

Brett Klaassen van Oorschot, Ph.D.

  • About
  • Research
  • Teaching & Mentorship
  • Outreach
  • Publications
  • Contact

New Paper! Capillary adhesion of stick insects in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

New Paper! Capillary adhesion of stick insects in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences biomechanics

Scientific progress within the last few decades has revealed the functional morphology of an insect’s sticky footpads—a compliant pad that secretes thin liquid films. However, the physico-chemical mechanisms underlying their adhesion remain elusive. Here, we explore these underlying mechanisms by simultaneously measuring adhesive force and contact geometry of the adhesive footpads of live, tethered Indian stick insects, Carausius morosus, spanning […]

Read more

New Paper! Splash-cup plant seed dispersal in Journal of the Royal Society Interface

New Paper! Splash-cup plant seed dispersal in Journal of the Royal Society Interface biomechanics

Splash-cup plants disperse propagules via raindrops striking cup-shaped fruiting bodies. The seeds are ejected at velocities up to five times the impact speed of the raindrop and are dispersed up to 1 m from the parent plant. Here, we examine the effects of cup angles and the presence of seed mimics to understand the dynamics of this unique method of […]

Read more

New Paper! Functional fibrillar interfaces: Biological hair as inspiration across scales

New Paper! Functional fibrillar interfaces: Biological hair as inspiration across scales biomechanics

Hair, or hair-like fibrillar structures, are ubiquitous in biology, from fur on the bodies of mammals, over trichomes of plants, to the mastigonemes on the flagella of single-celled organisms. While these long and slender protuberances are passive, they are multifunctional and help to mediate interactions with the environment. They provide thermal insulation, sensory information, reversible adhesion, and surface modulation (e.g., […]

Read more

Posts navigation

Older posts

Hello and welcome to my website. I am a postdoctoral researcher in robotics at TU Eindhoven My research spans several connected fields, including biophysics, biomimetics, biomechanics, and biodiversity.

Recent Posts

  • Sep 07, 2024 New Paper! Capillary adhesion of stick insects in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
  • Sep 07, 2024 New Paper! Splash-cup plant seed dispersal in Journal of the Royal Society Interface
  • Jul 08, 2024 New Paper! Functional fibrillar interfaces: Biological hair as inspiration across scales
  • Jul 08, 2024 New Paper! The effect of external flow on 3D orientation of Vorticella convallaria
  • Jul 08, 2024 Informal formative assessments – Tools for improving your teaching practice and providing instant feedback

Categories

biomechanics Coding Computers Cuttlefish Education Fluid Mechanics Fun Fusion Inquiry-based instruction Insects Machine Learning Phylogenetics Physics R Research STEM Uncategorized
Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: Esfahan by OptimaThemes.