Creating gecko-like adhesives for "real world" surfaces

Adv Mater. 2014 Jul 2;26(25):4345-51. doi: 10.1002/adma.201306259. Epub 2014 Apr 17.
No abstract available

Keywords: adhesion; adhesives; gecko-inspired; roughness; tokay gecko.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adhesiveness
  • Adhesives / chemistry*
  • Animals
  • Biomimetic Materials / chemical synthesis*
  • Elastic Modulus
  • Hardness
  • Lizards / metabolism*
  • Materials Testing
  • Stress, Mechanical
  • Surface Properties
  • Tensile Strength

Substances

  • Adhesives