Nature-inspired adhesive systems

M Li, A Mao, Q Guan, E Saiz - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Many organisms in nature thrive in intricate habitats through their unique bio-adhesive
surfaces, facilitating tasks such as capturing prey and reproduction. It's important to note that …

Advances in soft and dry electrodes for wearable health monitoring devices

H Kim, E Kim, C Choi, WH Yeo - Micromachines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Electrophysiology signals are crucial health status indicators as they are related to all
human activities. Current demands for mobile healthcare have driven considerable interest …

Bio-inspired switchable soft adhesion for the boost of adhesive surfaces and robotics applications: A brief review

W Duan, Z Yu, W Cui, Z Zhang, W Zhang… - Advances in colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Harnessing biomimicry for controlled adhesion on material surfaces

W Li, R Zhou, Y Ouyang, Q Guan, Y Shen, E Saiz, M Li… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nature serves as an abundant wellspring of inspiration for crafting innovative adhesive
materials. Extensive research is conducted on various complex forms of biological …

A PDMS/Silicon Adhesion Control Method at Millimeter‐Scale Based on Microvibration

J Yi, W Haouas, M Gauthier… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Switchable surface adhesion at a small scale is crucial for robot end‐effector design,
allowing the manipulation of small objects such as semiconductors, optical lenses, and …

[HTML][HTML] Review of advancements in wall climbing robot techniques

J Zhu, Y Zhu, P Zhang - Franklin Open, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Wall Climbing Robots (WCRs) represent the proliferation in the field of robotics.
Research on wall-climbing robots has led to significant advancements in various …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancement of adhesion strength through microvibrations: modeling and experiments

M Tricarico, M Ciavarella, A Papangelo - … of the Mechanics and Physics of …, 2025 - Elsevier
High-frequency micrometrical vibrations have been shown to greatly influence the adhesive
performance of soft interfaces, however a detailed comparison between theoretical …

Near-infrared responsive gecko-inspired flexible arm gripper

X Luo, X Dong, H Zhao, TS Hu, X Lan, L Ding, J Li… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Inspired by the microstructure of gecko toes, a drivable bionic gecko toe adhesion surface
with double-layer structure was designed and fabricated. The driving ability is derived from …

Bioinspired microadhesives with greatly enhanced reversible adhesion fabricated by synthesized silicone elastomer with increasing phenyl contents

L Tan, Y Chen, W Fu, J Tian, Y Wang, X Li, Y Zhou… - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
We present a facile chemical method for fabricating bioinspired microadhesives with
significant improved reversible adhesion strength. Four kinds of polysiloxane with gradient …

Micro‐/Nanohierarchical Structures Physically Engineered on Surfaces: Analysis and Perspective

J Ahn, H Han, JH Ha, Y Jeong, Y Jung… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The high demand for micro‐/nanohierarchical structures as components of functional
substrates, bioinspired devices, energy‐related electronics, and chemical/physical …