Enhanced friction of elastomer microfiber adhesives with spatulate tips

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 22, 2007, Pages

  Kim, Seok ^a   Aksak, Burak ^a   Sitti, Metin ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMERS; FRICTION; POLYURETHANES; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

ELASTOMER MICROFIBER ADHESIVES; FRICTION PRESSURES; SPATULATE TIPS;

ADHESIVES;

EID: 36549060959     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2820755     Document Type: Article

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