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 …

Gecko has the ability to climb flexibly on various natural surfaces because of its fine layered
adhesion system of foot, which has motivated researchers to carry out a lot of researches on …

The frictional properties of a rough contact interface are controlled by its area of real contact,
the dynamical variations of which underlie our modern understanding of the ubiquitous rate …

The superlative adhesive properties of some biological attachment systems, such as those
of geckos, spiders, and insects, have inspired researchers from different fields (eg biology …

Geckos, which can walk upside down on vertical and underneath horizontal surfaces, owe
this ability to the hierarchical structures under their toes. These structures are responsible for …

Elastic, microstructured surfaces (hydrophobic and hydrophilic) mimicking the surface
structure of tree‐frog toe‐pads are fabricated. Their adhesion and friction behaviour in the …

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 …

Adhesion is a fundamental phenomenon with great importance in technology, in our
everyday life, and in nature. In this article, we review physical interactions that resist the …

This letter describes the physics and application of an approach to transfer printing that
utilizes targeted shear loading to modulate stamp adhesion in a controlled and repeatable …

The octopus sucker represents a fascinating natural system performing adhesion on
different terrains and substrates. Octopuses use suckers to anchor the body to the substrate …