Recent advances in wet adhesives: Adhesion mechanism, design principle and applications

C Cui, W Liu - Progress in Polymer Science, 2021 - Elsevier
Achieving strong adhesion between the interfaces of similar and dissimilar materials is
highly desirable in various fields. However, the adhesion of common adhesives is …

Hydrogels for underwater adhesion: adhesion mechanism, design strategies and applications

X Ma, X Zhou, J Ding, B Huang, P Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
A hydrogel is a polymer material with a porous network structure, which allows the hydrogel
to swell rapidly underwater without dissolving. This unique property of hydrogels lays the …

[HTML][HTML] Dental resin composites: A review on materials to product realizations

K Cho, G Rajan, P Farrar, L Prentice… - Composites Part B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Dental resin composites have revolutionized dental care and enabled minimally invasive
dentistry to preserve healthy tooth structure and provide natural-appearing esthetic results; …

A janus hydrogel wet adhesive for internal tissue repair and anti‐postoperative adhesion

C Cui, T Wu, X Chen, Y Liu, Y Li, Z Xu… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Despite rapid development of adhesive hydrogels, the typical double‐sided adhesives fail to
adhere to wet tissues and concurrently prevent postoperative tissue adhesion, thus severely …

Multiple weak H-bonds lead to highly sensitive, stretchable, self-adhesive, and self-healing ionic sensors

H Qiao, P Qi, X Zhang, L Wang, Y Tan… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Herein, we demonstrate a ternary ionic hydrogel sensor consisting of tannic acid, sodium
alginate, and covalent cross-linked polyacrylamide as skin-mountable and wearable …

Design principles for creating synthetic underwater adhesives

A Narayanan, A Dhinojwala, A Joy - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Water and adhesives have a conflicting relationship as demonstrated by the failure of most
man-made adhesives in underwater environments. However, living creatures routinely …

Bioinspired multiscale wet adhesive surfaces: structures and controlled adhesion

Y Chen, J Meng, Z Gu, X Wan, L Jiang… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In nature, many organisms are able to accommodate a complex living environment by
developing biological wet adhesive surfaces with unique functions such as fixation and …

A self-adhesive wearable strain sensor based on a highly stretchable, tough, self-healing and ultra-sensitive ionic hydrogel

J Yin, S Pan, L Wu, L Tan, D Chen, S Huang… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Flexible and conductive hydrogel sensors have great potential for applications in wearable
and implantable devices, electronic skin and healthcare diagnosis. However, it remains a …

Customization of conductive elastomer based on PVA/PEI for stretchable sensors

C Wang, K Hu, C Zhao, Y Zou, Y Liu, X Qu, D Jiang… - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Conductive, stretchable, environmentally‐friendly, and strain‐sensitive elastomers
are attracting immense research interest because of their potential applications in various …

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 …