A review of bioinspired dry adhesives: from achieving strong adhesion to realizing switchable adhesion

J Zhao, N Xia, L Zhang - Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
In the early twenty-first century, extensive research has been conducted on geckos' ability to
climb vertical walls with the advancement of microscopy technology. Unprecedented studies …

Pull-off dynamics of mushroom-shaped adhesive structures

R Li, D Li, J Sun, X Zhang, W Zhang - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics …, 2024 - Elsevier
Dynamic adhesion characteristics of synthetic adhesives have attracted massive attention
recently. Specific to the mushroom-shaped adhesive structures with outperformed adhesion …

A PDMS/Silicon Adhesion Control Method at Millimeter‐Scale Based on Microvibration

J Yi, W Haouas, M Gauthier… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Switchable surface adhesion at a small scale is crucial for robot end‐effector design,
allowing the manipulation of small objects such as semiconductors, optical lenses, and …

[HTML][HTML] Gecko-Inspired Controllable Adhesive: Structure, Fabrication, and Application

Y Liu, H Wang, J Li, P Li, S Li - Biomimetics, 2024 - mdpi.com
The gecko can achieve flexible climbing on various vertical walls and even ceilings, which is
closely related to its unique foot adhesion system. In the past two decades, the mechanism …

Transforming Commercial Polymers into Tough yet Switchable Adhesives by Trident Photoswitch Molecule Doping: Break Adhesion‐Switchability Paradox

Z Lin, J Feng, L Fang, Y Zhang, Q Ran… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Here, a trident molecule doping strategy is introduced to overcome both cohesion‐adhesion
trade‐off and adhesion‐switchability conflict, transforming commercial polymers into tough …

3D Printed Silk Fibroin‐Based Hydrogels with Tunable Adhesion and Stretchability for Wearable Sensing

K Wu, J Li, Y Li, H Wang, Y Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogel‐based wearable strain sensors have recently gained considerable interest due to
their promising applications in real‐time health monitoring and motion detection. However …

Rational structural design of polymer pens for energy-efficient photoactuation

Z Huang, L Li, T Yin, KA Brown, YH Wang - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Photoactuated pens have emerged as promising tools for expedient, mask-free, and
versatile nanomanufacturing. However, the challenge of effectively controlling individual …

Soft Microstructure Arrays: A Multifunctional Microsystem for Mass Transport, Energy Transformation, and Surface Manipulation

S Li, T Yin, Z Huang - ACS Materials Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Soft materials in ordered microstructures, soft microstructure arrays (SMAs), hold the
potential to combine polymer science, surface physics and chemistry, and structural …

In‐Plane Combination of Micropillars with Distinct Aspect Ratios to Resist Overload‐Induced Adhesion Failure

D Li, R Li, K Yuan, A Chen, N Guo, C Xu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Bioinspired micropillar adhesives have shown broad application prospects in space capture
and docking, due to their strong adhesion, good environmental adaptability, and reusability …

Femtosecond Laser Direct Writing of Gecko-Inspired Switchable Adhesion Interfaces on a Flexible Substrate

Z Zhang, B He, Q Han, R He, Y Ding, B Han, ZC Ma - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biomimetic switchable adhesion interfaces (BSAIs) with dynamic adhesion states have
demonstrated significant advantages in micro-manipulation and bio-detection. Among them …