Ligand-mediated adhesive mechanics of two static, deformed spheres Sarthok Sircar, Giang Nguyen, Andrei Kotousov and Anthony J. Roberts Eur. Phys. J. E, 39 10 (2016) 95 Published online: 24 October 2016 DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2016-16095-4