Underwater adhesives are in high demand in both commercial and industrial sectors.
Compared with adhesives used in dry (air) environments, adhesives used for wet or …

This study provides a review of recent progress on designs, properties, and mechanisms of
surface texturing and solid lubricants. Firstly, the design and processing of surface texture …

Reentrant feature widely exists in natural structures ranging from mushroom, overhang,
undercut, trapezoid, sphere, spatula and taper to sharp edge, and has triggered a …

Adhesives have a long and illustrious history throughout human history. The development of
synthetic polymers has highly improved adhesions in terms of their strength and …

The adhesiveness of hydrogels is urgently required in various biomedical applications such
as medical patches, tissue sealants, and flexible electronic devices. However, biological …

Solid matter that can rapidly and reversibly switch between adhesive and non-adhesive
states is desired in many technological domains including climbing robotics, actuators …

The hydration lubrication was proposed by Jacob Klein, a famous tribologist, in 2001. The
core of this mechanism is the formation of a strong hydrated layer surrounding polar groups …

In nature, millions of creatures, such as geckos, tree frogs, octopuses, etc., have evolved
fantastic switchable adhesion capabilities to climb swiftly on vertical even inverted surfaces …

Bioinspired structural adhesives that are capable of bonding two objects together have
recently found widespread applications in industrial fields, because of their promising …

The precise control of crack propagation at bonded interfaces is crucial for smart adhesives
with advanced performance. However, previous studies have primarily concentrated on …