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

Interfaces play a critical role in modern structures, where integrating multiple materials and
components is essential to achieve specific functions. Enhancing the mechanical …

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 …

Gel‐based adhesives show promising prospects in epidermal bioelectronics because of
their potential applications in physiological signal collection and electrical stimulation. An …

Robust adhesion to and effortless removal from various substrates are of great importance to
soft adhesives in myriad applications. However, controlled regulation between strong …

Spatially controlled layouts of elasticity can provide enhanced adhesion over homogeneous
systems. Emerging techniques in kirigami, where designed cuts in materials impart highly …

Toughening of brittle adhesive joints is a topic of great interest for the fabrication of layered
structures. Recent experimental work by the authors indicated that spatially varying interface …

The adhesion strength of thin films is critical to the durability of micro and nanofabricated
devices. However, current testing methods are imprecise and do not produce quantitative …

Toughness describes the ability of a material to resist fracture or crack propagation. It is
demonstrated here that fracture toughness of a material can be asymmetric, ie, the …

Inspired by the experimental observation that the maximum peeling force of elastic films on
rigid substrates does not always emerge at the steady-state peeling stage, but sometimes at …