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 …

In the last years, the development of new materials as well as advanced fabrication
techniques have enabled the transformation of electronics from bulky rigid structures into …

Reversible adhesion is the key functionality to grip, place, and release objects
nondestructively. Inspired by nature, micropatterned dry adhesives are promising …

Setae, fibrils located on a gecko's feet, have been an inspiration of synthetic dry microfibrillar
adhesives in the last two decades for a wide range of applications due to unique properties …

Over the past decades, significant effort has been made to improve the adhesive properties
of adhesive pillars, by searching for pillar shapes with optimized interfacial stress …

Keratin is a highly multifunctional biopolymer serving various roles in nature due to its
diverse material properties, wide spectrum of structural designs, and impressive …

Enhanced dry adhesion of micropatterned polymeric surfaces has been frequently
demonstrated. Among the design parameters, the cap geometry plays an important role to …

Tunable and reversible dry adhesion has important applications in transfer printing,
precision manufacturing, and intelligent robotics. In this paper, a novel composite pad is …

Bioinspired micropatterned adhesives have attracted extensive research interest in the past
two decades. In modeling the performance of these adhesives, the common assumption has …

Interfacial bond strength is a crucial mechanical property of solid adhesive joints that plays
an important role in a wide range of applications. A common way of quantifying mechanical …