Nature-inspired reentrant surfaces

J Li, X Han, W Li, L Yang, X Li, L Wang - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Reentrant feature widely exists in natural structures ranging from mushroom, overhang,
undercut, trapezoid, sphere, spatula and taper to sharp edge, and has triggered a …

Bioinspired adhesive architectures: from skin patch to integrated bioelectronics

S Baik, HJ Lee, DW Kim, JW Kim, Y Lee… - Advanced …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The attachment phenomena of various hierarchical architectures found in nature have
extensively drawn attention for developing highly biocompatible adhesive on skin or wet …

Multifunctional smart skin adhesive patches for advanced health care

I Hwang, HN Kim, M Seong, SH Lee… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
A skin adhesive patch is the most fundamental and widely used medical device for diverse
health‐care purposes. Conventional skin adhesive patches have been mainly utilized for …

Engineering micropatterned dry adhesives: from contact theory to handling applications

R Hensel, K Moh, E Arzt - Advanced Functional Materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Reversible adhesion is the key functionality to grip, place, and release objects
nondestructively. Inspired by nature, micropatterned dry adhesives are promising …

Orbital debris removal using micropatterned dry adhesives: Review and recent advances

MK Ben-Larbi, R Hensel, G Atzeni, E Arzt… - Progress in Aerospace …, 2022 - Elsevier
Spaceflight is facing a sustainability problem in Earth orbit, where about 90% of all man-
made trackable objects are without functional use. Existing research activities on active …

Bio-inspired textures for functional applications

AP Malshe, S Bapat, KP Rajurkar, H Haitjema - Cirp Annals, 2018 - Elsevier
Textures are abundantly exploited in nature for securing superior functionalities including
adhesion, color manipulation, anti-reflection, and drag management. Over millions of years …

Soft gripper design based on the integration of flat dry adhesive, soft actuator, and microspine

Q Hu, E Dong, D Sun - IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft grippers can be used to grasp objects with various geometric surface structures or
stiffness but typically encounter difficulty in providing high grasping force. Although the …

Re‐entrant microstructures for robust liquid repellent surfaces

HH Vu, NT Nguyen… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Superhydrophobic surfaces have many interesting applications because of their self‐
cleaning, waterproof, anti‐biofouling, anti‐corrosion, and low‐adhesion properties …

Recent developments in gecko-inspired dry adhesive surfaces from fabrication to application

X Li, D Tao, H Lu, P Bai, Z Liu, L Ma… - Surface Topography …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
The gecko exhibits remarkably swift and reliable climbing ability on most surfaces in nature.
Numerous studies have been conducted to determine the underlying mechanisms of gecko …

Multilength scale patterning of functional layers by roll-to-roll ultraviolet-light-assisted nanoimprint lithography

M Leitgeb, D Nees, S Ruttloff, U Palfinger, J Götz… - ACS …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Top-down fabrication of nanostructures with high throughput is still a challenge. We
demonstrate the fast (> 10 m/min) and continuous fabrication of multilength scale structures …