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Biomimetics: Looking Beyond Fibrillar Features to Scale Gecko‐Like Adhesion (Adv. Mater. 8/2012)
Author(s) -
Bartlett Michael D.,
Croll Andrew B.,
King Daniel R.,
Paret Beth M.,
Irschick Duncan J.,
Crosby Alfred J.
Publication year - 2012
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.201290037
Subject(s) - gecko , adhesive , biomimetics , materials science , nanotechnology , adhesion , biomimetic materials , composite material , polymer science , layer (electronics) , biology , ecology
Gecko‐inspired reversible adhesive materials with unprecedented force capacities are described by D. Irschick, A. Crosby, and co‐workers on page 1078 . A simple scaling parameter, which describes both natural and synthetic reversible adhesive systems, leads to the development of unpatterned synthetic adhesive materials. Adhesive force capacities as high as 2950 N are achieved, not with fibrillar features, but through an integrated design with inextensible, draping fabrics, inspired by the skin‐tendon morphologies found in the tokay gecko. The image presents an arm of a tokay gecko in front of a draping fabric.