Gecko-inspired fibril nanostructures for reversible adhesion in biomedical applications

Materials Letters

Volumn 92, Issue , 2013, Pages 409-412

  Palacio, Manuel L B ^a   Bhushan, Bharat ^a   Schricker, Scott R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Gecko; Hierarchical structure; Polyethylene; Prostheses

Indexed keywords

ADHESION BEHAVIORS; ADHESION PHENOMENA; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE (AFM); BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; FLAT SURFACES; GECKO; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; INDIVIDUAL FIBERS; LOW MELTING TEMPERATURES; NANOSCALE ADHESION; PER UNIT;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; POLYETHYLENES; PROSTHETICS; SURFACES; THERMOPLASTICS;

ADHESION;

EID: 84871376074     PISSN: 0167577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2012.11.023     Document Type: Article

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