Bioadhesive technology platforms

SJ Wu, X Zhao - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
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 …

Overcoming the adhesion paradox and switchability conflict on rough surfaces with shape-memory polymers

C Linghu, Y Liu, YY Tan, JHM Sing… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Smart adhesives that can be applied and removed on demand play an important role in
modern life and manufacturing. However, current smart adhesives made of elastomers suffer …

Enhanced Flexible Mold Lifetime for Roll‐to‐Roll Scaled‐Up Manufacturing of Adhesive Complex Microstructures

JK Kim, N Krishna‐Subbaiah, Y Wu, J Ko… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Various functional complex 3D patterned surfaces with micro‐or nanostructures have been
developed and their superior performances over non‐patterned smooth surfaces proven …

Interaction of a non-axisymmetric artificial single spatula with rough surfaces

Q Cheng, Z Jiang, FM Borodich, SN Gorb… - Interface …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Hair-like attachment structures are frequently used by animals to create stable contact with
rough surfaces. Previous studies focused primarily on axisymmetric biomimetic models of …

Experimental study of adhesion, friction, and peeling of biomimetic combined micro-mushroom and micro-spatulae textures

D Badler, R Goltsberg, AA Ammar, H Kasem - Tribology International, 2023 - Elsevier
Although adhesive biomimetic textures have been extensively studied during the last
decades, the natural combination of different micro-textures in some insects is still of interest …

Fluorocarbon rubber-based inert dry adhesive for applications under harsh conditions

SH Lee, HS Kim, HW Song… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Artificial dry adhesives have been developed based on materials and production methods
by many researchers. Nowadays, extensive research has attempted to apply dry adhesives …

Exploring convergence of snake-skin-inspired texture designs and additive manufacturing for mechanical traction

C Tiner, S Bapat, SD Nath, SV Atre, A Malshe - Procedia Manufacturing, 2019 - Elsevier
This research explores the convergence of a 3D printing process with snake-skin-inspired
textures for mechanical traction. The design attributes of snake skin scales were studied via …

Attachment ability of combined biomimetic adhesive micro-textures of different shapes

D Badler, Y Kligerman, H Kasem - Friction, 2023 - Springer
There are various potential applications of biomimetic adhesive solutions including climbing
robotic systems, mobile sensor platforms, and biomedical applications such as patches for …

External morphology and developmental changes of tarsal tips and mouthparts of the invasive spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae)

A Avanesyan, TK Maugel, WO Lamp - PLoS One, 2019 - journals.plos.org
External structures of insects contribute to the ability of herbivores to select and feed on their
host plants. The invasive spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) is …

[HTML][HTML] A Fast Numerical Approach for Investigating Adhesion Strength in Fibrillar Structures: Impact of Buckling and Roughness

T Eray - Lubricants, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study presents a numerical investigation into the adhesion strength of micro fibrillar
structures, incorporating statistical analysis and the effects of excessive pre–load leading to …