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Switching from Ultraweak to Strong Adhesion
Author(s) -
Fenz Susanne F.,
Bihr Timo,
Merkel Rudolf,
Seifert Udo,
Sengupta Kheya,
Smith AnaSunčana
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201004097
Subject(s) - adhesion , materials science , chemical physics , nanotechnology , biophysics , composite material , chemistry , biology
Intrinsically strong avidin‐neutravidin bonds can exhibit ultraweak adhesion mediated by transiently bound domains and can undergo a transition to a stable strong adhesion by locally increasing bond density.