The peeling apart of layered materials is common in nature and has been used by humans
in myriad applications since prehistoric times. Over the past century, a wide range of peel …

Joining two materials with an adhesive is an extremely common activity, but is most often
irreversible. However, emerging and current applications ranging from consumer and …

Adhesives are typically either strong and permanent or reversible with limited strength.
However, current strategies to create strong yet reversible adhesives needed for wearable …

In developing a material for a load-bearing application, attention inevitably falls on the
resistance of the material to the growth of a crack, characterized by toughness under …

The precise control of crack propagation at bonded interfaces is crucial for smart adhesives
with advanced performance. However, previous studies have primarily concentrated on …

We propose a versatile approach to computing the effective toughness of heterogeneous
media. This approach focusses on the material property independent of the details of the …

The fabrication of pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) using liquid crystal elastomers
(LCEs), which are known for their excellent dissipation properties, is explored in this work …

Attachment devices are essential adaptations for climbing animals and valuable models for
synthetic adhesives. A major unresolved question for both natural and bioinspired …

Nature often exhibits various interesting and unique adhesive surfaces. The attempt to
understand the natural adhesion phenomena can continuously guide the design of artificial …

Adhesion of soft materials is commonly characterized by strength and toughness. Their
applicability, however, is often questionable even for widely used test methods. Here we …