In the course of evolution nature has arrived at startling materials solutions to ensure
survival. Investigations into biological surfaces, ranging from plants, insects and geckos to …

Lubricated contacts in soft materials are common in various engineering and natural
settings, such as tires, haptic applications, contact lenses, and the fabrication of soft …

Lubricated contacts are present in many engineering and biological systems involving soft
solids. Typical mechanisms considered for controlling the sliding friction in such lubricated …

Currently soft robots primarily rely on pneumatics and geometrical asymmetry to achieve
locomotion, which limits their working range, versatility, and other untethered functionalities …

Current surgical grippers rely on friction grip, where normal loads (ie pinch forces) are
translated into friction forces. Operating errors with surgical grippers are often force-related …

A number of biomimetic and bioinspired micron-scale surface structures have been
developed in recent years with unique surface properties such as highly enhanced and …

Numerous biomimetic structures made from elastomeric materials have been developed to
produce enhancement in properties such as adhesion, static friction, and sliding friction. As …

The adhesiveness of biological micropatterned adhesives primarily relies on their geometry
(eg, feature size, architecture) and material properties (eg, stiffness). Over the last few …

Recent experiments on the rolling of a cylinder with a poly-dimethylsiloxane (PDMS) film-
terminated ridge-channel surface structure against a flat rigid plate have shown significant …

Reversible attachment on soft substrates is useful in a range of applications, including soft
robotics and soft‐tissue surgical instrumentation. On rigid substrates, the use of …