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Rational Design and Enhanced Biocompatibility of a Dry Adhesive Medical Skin Patch
Author(s) -
Kwak Moon Kyu,
Jeong HoonEui,
Suh Kahp Y.
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.201101694
Subject(s) - adhesive , materials science , biocompatibility , biocompatible material , dry skin , composite material , adhesion , dry friction , biomedical engineering , nanotechnology , dermatology , medicine , layer (electronics) , metallurgy
A new type of medical skin patch is developed that contains high‐density, mushroom‐like micropillars. Such dry‐adhesive micropillars are highly biocompatible, have minimized side effects, and provide reasonable normal adhesion strength. To arrive at optimal conditions for the dry adhesive skin patch, the proper design of various structural and material parameters of micropillars is investigated.