Vertical anisotropic microfibers for a gecko-inspired adhesive

Langmuir

Volumn 28, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 8746-8752

  Tamelier, John ^a   Chary, Sathya ^a   Turner, Kimberly L ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESION FORCES; ANISOTROPIC FIBER; CONTACT AREAS; FIBER SHAPE; FLAT GLASS; GAIN ANISOTROPY; MICROFIBERS; POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE PDMS; SHEAR FORCE; SYNTHETIC ADHESIVES; THEORETICAL APPROXIMATIONS;

ADHESION; ANISOTROPY; GLASS; SILICONES;

FIBERS;

ADHESIVE AGENT; BAYSILON; BIOMIMETIC MATERIAL; DIMETICONE; GLASS;

ADHESION; ANIMAL; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FRICTION; HISTOLOGY; LIZARD; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICS; PHYSIOLOGY; TOE;

ADHESIVENESS; ADHESIVES; ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; FRICTION; GLASS; LIZARDS; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; TOES;

EID: 84862216218     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la3004855     Document Type: Article

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