Synthetic gecko foot-hair micro/nano-structures as dry adhesives

Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1055-1073

  Sitti, Metin ^a   Fearing, Ronald S ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesion forces; Biomimetic adhesives; Micro nano robotics; Nanoindentation; Nanomolding; Polymer micro nano fabrication; Pressure controlled dry adhesives

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); MOLDING; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; STIFFNESS; WAXES; BIOMIMETICS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MACHINE DESIGN; NANOINDENTATION; POLYIMIDES; SILICONES;

DRY ADHESIVES;

ADHESIVES; ADHESION;

ADHESION FORCES; AND NANOMOLDING; BIOMIMETIC ADHESIVES; DESIGN ISSUES; DESIGN PARAMETERS; DRY ADHESIVE; FABRICATION TECHNIQUE; MICRO NANO-ROBOTICS; NANOMOLDING; ROUGH SURFACES; SILICONE RUBBER; SURGICAL ROBOTS; WALL-CLIMBING;

EID: 0043235811     PISSN: 01694243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156856103322113788     Document Type: Article

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