Bioadhesives have emerged as transformative and versatile tools in healthcare, offering the
ability to attach tissues with ease and minimal damage. These materials present numerous …

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 …

The amazing adhesion of gecko pads to almost any kind of surfaces has inspired a very
active research direction over the last decade: the investigation of how geckos achieve this …

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 …

Nature has developed reversibly adhesive surfaces whose stickiness has attracted much
research attention over the last decade. The central lesson from nature is that “patterned” or …

Polymer materials have been widely used in industrial, agricultural, engineering, medical,
electronic, and biological fields because of their excellent and diverse properties (eg …

It is well known that properties of materials are largely determined by their structures. Here
we introduce the special double-structural materials, which are composed of micrometre and …

The remarkable mechanical properties of natural contact surfaces have inspired a great deal
of interest and research in recent years. The underlying driver of this interest is the surprising …

The remarkable ability of geckos to climb and run rapidly on walls and ceilings has recently
received considerable interest from many researchers. Significant progress has been made …

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 …