Soft materials are materials with a low shear modulus relative to their bulk modulus and
where elastic restoring forces are mainly of entropic origin. A sparse population of strong …

1. INTRODUCTION Any surface immersed in seawater is subjected to the settlement of
marine organisms (bacteria, algae, mollusks), known as fouling or biofouling. This unwanted …

Hydrogels consist of hydrophilic polymer networks dispersed in water. Many applications of
hydrogels rely on their unique combination of solid‐like mechanical behavior and water‐like …

In this work, building on the principles of adhesion mechanics, we developed novel
inexpensive, environmentally benign, non-corrosive PDMS gels that offer ultra-low adhesion …

Self-adhesive materials are called, in the adhesives trade,“pressure-sensitive
adhesives”(PSAs). PSAs are designed to stick on almost any surface by simple contact …

Elastomers and gels can often deform multiple times their original length. The stretchability
is insensitive to small cuts in the samples, but reduces markedly when the cuts are large. We …

▪ Abstract Filament-stretching rheometers are devices for measuring the extensional
viscosity of moderately viscous non-Newtonian fluids such as polymer solutions. In these …

Nature has demonstrated that surface patterns can control adhesion and release. For
example, the attachment devices of geckos [1, 2] and some insects [3, 4] are decorated with …

The contact behavior of solid materials is determined by the system geometry, externally
applied loads and internal adhesive forces, and by the materials properties. As the size and …

High‐performance adhesives are of great interest in view of industrial demand. We herein
identify a straightforward synthetic strategy towards universal hydrogen‐bonded (H‐bonded) …