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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Xue L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4383020 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature communications 20150320
Many insect species reversibly adhere to surfaces by combining contact splitting (contact formation via fibrillar contact elements) and wet adhesion (supply of liquid secretion via pores in the insects' feet). Here, we fabricate insect-inspired fibrillar pads for wet adhesion containing continuous pore systems through which liquid is supplied to the contact interfaces. Synergistic interaction of capillarity and humidity-induced pad softening increases the pull-off force and the work of adhesion ...[more]