Biologically inspired polymer microfibers with spatulate tips as repeatable fibrillar adhesives

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 26, 2006, Pages

  Kim, Seok ^a   Sitti, Metin ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; ETCHING; GLASS; MOLDING; POLYURETHANES; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

FABRICATED POLYURETHANE FIBER ARRAYS; FIBRILLAR ADHESIVES; FOOT HAIRS; MICROFIBERS; NOTCHING EFFECT;

ADHESIVES;

EID: 33846095922     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2424442     Document Type: Article

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