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ArticleBiomimetics (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Gradient Micropillar Array Inspired by Tree Frog for Robust Adhesion on Dry and Wet Surfaces.

Quan Liu, Fandong Meng, Di Tan, Zhekun Shi, Bo Zhu, Kangjian Xiao, Longjian Xue

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Article in Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Quan LiuSchool of Power and Mechanical Engineering, The Institute of Technological Science, Wuhan University, South Donghu Road 8, Wuhan 430072, China.
Fandong MengSchool of Power and Mechanical Engineering, The Institute of Technological Science, Wuhan University, South Donghu Road 8, Wuhan 430072, China.
Di TanInstitute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
Zhekun ShiSchool of Power and Mechanical Engineering, The Institute of Technological Science, Wuhan University, South Donghu Road 8, Wuhan 430072, China.
Bo ZhuSchool of Power and Mechanical Engineering, The Institute of Technological Science, Wuhan University, South Donghu Road 8, Wuhan 430072, China.
Kangjian XiaoSchool of Power and Mechanical Engineering, The Institute of Technological Science, Wuhan University, South Donghu Road 8, Wuhan 430072, China.
Longjian XueSchool of Power and Mechanical Engineering, The Institute of Technological Science, Wuhan University, South Donghu Road 8, Wuhan 430072, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5512-747X
Wuhan University · CNHong Kong Polytechnic University · HK

Funding

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 2042022kf1220National Natural Science Foundation of China 51973165Research Funds of Institute of Zhejiang University-Quzhou IZQ2021RCZX037
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The strong adhesion on dry and wet surfaces and the durability of bioinspired hierarchical fibrillar adhesives are critical for their applications. However, the critical design for the strong adhesion normally depends on fine sub-micron structures which could be damaged during repeat usage. Here, we develop a tree frog-inspired gradient composite micropillars array (GP), which not only realizes a 2.3-times dry adhesion and a 5.6-times wet adhesion as compared to the pure polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) micropillars array (PP), but also shows excellent durability over 200 repeating cycles of attachment/detachment and self-cleaning ability. A GP consists of stiffer tips and softer roots by incorporating gradient dispersed CaCO

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adhesionbioinspired materialdurabilitygradienttree frog

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PMID36412737
PMCPMC9680249
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