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Creating Gecko‐Like Adhesives for “Real World” Surfaces
Author(s) -
King Daniel R.,
Bartlett Michael D.,
Gilman Casey A.,
Irschick Duncan J.,
Crosby Alfred J.
Publication year - 2014
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.201306259
Subject(s) - gecko , adhesive , materials science , nanotechnology , variety (cybernetics) , elastomer , scale (ratio) , computer science , polymer science , composite material , artificial intelligence , physics , ecology , layer (electronics) , biology , quantum mechanics
Fabricated adhesives are demonstrated to support high loads while maintaining easy release on a variety of “real world” surfaces. These adhesives consist of simple elastomers and fabrics without nano‐ or micrometer scale features, yet they surpass the adhesive force capacity of live Tokay geckos and can be scaled to large sizes.