When less is more: Experimental evidence for tenacity enhancement by division of contact area

Journal of Adhesion

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 247-261

  Peressadko, Andrei ^a   Gorb, Stanislav N ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Bioinspired materials; Contact mechanics; Mould technique

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); ELASTIC MODULI; GLASS; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE STRUCTURE; TENACITY; VINYL RESINS;

ADHESION ENHANCEMENT; CONTACT AREA; CONTACT SPLITTING; JOHNSON-KENDALL-ROBERTS THEORY; POLYVINYLSILOXANE;

ADHESION;

EID: 2442624321     PISSN: 00218464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218460490430199     Document Type: Article

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