Cleaning properties of dry adhesives

Science China Technological Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2942-2946

  Diaz Tellez J P ^a   Sameoto, D ^b   Menon, C ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

biomimetic; climbing; dry adhesive; gecko; PDMS; self cleaning

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BIOMIMETICS; MICROCHANNELS; MOLDING; PARTICLE SIZE; PEELING; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; SILICONES;

CLEANING PROPERTIES; CLIMBING; DRY ADHESIVE; FABRICATION METHOD; GECKO; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVES; SELF CLEANING;

CLEANING;

EID: 78049475082     PISSN: 16747321     EISSN: 18691900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11431-010-4125-y     Document Type: Article

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