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Evaluation of silicone elastomers as structural materials for microstructured adhesives.

Aiva Simaite1, Matthew Spenko

  • 1Illinois Institute of Technology, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, Chicago, IL 60616, United States of America.

Bioinspiration & Biomimetics
|May 11, 2019
PubMed
Summary

Microstructured adhesives offer superior performance on rough surfaces compared to flat ones. Material properties significantly influence adhesion, with interface toughness becoming critical after microstructurization for enhanced dry adhesive applications.

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