Strong, reversible underwater adhesion via gecko-inspired hydrophobic fibers

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 21995-22003

  Soltannia, Babak ^a   Sameoto, Dan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

dry adhesion; gecko inspired; hydrophilic; hydrophobic; underwater

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INTERFACIAL ENERGY;

DRY ADHESION; GECKO-INSPIRED; HYDROPHILIC; HYDROPHOBIC; UNDERWATER;

ADHESION;

ADHESIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; LIZARD;

ADHESIVES; ANIMALS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; LIZARDS;

EID: 84919934890     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am5075375     Document Type: Article

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