Nanohairs and nanotubes: Efficient structural elements for gecko-inspired artificial dry adhesives
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ArticleAuthors
Jeong, Hoon EuiSuh, Kahp Y.
KAUST Grant Number
KUK-F1-03702Date
2009-08Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/598937
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An overview of the recent progress in the development of gecko-inspired synthetic dry adhesives is presented, with particular emphasis on two major structural elements of nanohairs and nanotubes. With the advance of nanofabrication techniques, recently developed dry adhesives made of nanohairs and nanotubes show excellent adhesion strength, smart directional adhesion as well as rough surface adaptability by better mimicking gecko foot hairs. After a brief description of the requirements for high-performance artificial dry adhesives, a variety of synthetic adhesives are described based on materials and structural features of the gecko-inspired nanostructures. In addition, current challenges and future directions towards an optimized synthetic dry adhesive are presented. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Citation
Jeong HE, Suh KY (2009) Nanohairs and nanotubes: Efficient structural elements for gecko-inspired artificial dry adhesives. Nano Today 4: 335–346. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nantod.2009.06.004.Sponsors
This work was supported by the Korea Science Et Engineering Foundation through the Nano R&D Program (Grant 200702605 and 0428-2008-018), the King Abdutlah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) program (No. KUK-F1-03702), the Korea Research Foundation Grant funded by the Korean Government (MOEHRD) (Grant KRF-J03003), and the Micro Thermal System Research Center at Seoul National University.Publisher
Elsevier BVJournal
Nano Todayae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.nantod.2009.06.004