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SUBMITTER: Narkar AR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6776246 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Narkar Ameya R AR Kendrick Chito C Bellur Kishan K Leftwich Timothy T Zhang Zhongtian Z Lee Bruce P BP
Soft matter 20190701 27
Smart adhesive hydrogels containing 10 mol% each of dopamine methacrylamide (DMA) and 3-acrylamido phenylboronic acid (APBA) were polymerized in situ onto polydimethylsiloxane (PMDS) micropillars with different aspect ratios (AR = 0.4, 1 and 2). Using Johnson-Kendall-Roberts (JKR) contact mechanics tests, the adhesive-coated pillars demonstrated strong wet adhesion at pH 3 (Wadh = 420 mJ m-2) and can be repeatedly deactivated and reactivated by changing the pH value (pH 9 and 3, respectively). W ...[more]