ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025
Octopus-Inspired Adhesives with Switchable Attachment to Challenging Underwater Surfaces.
Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Marine Invertebrate-Inspired Thermal Management: Functional Materials, Structural Architectures, and Integrated Systems.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Heterogeneous Wettability-Based Construction of Two-Phase Interfaces for Underwater Reversible Adhesion.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Starfish-inspired tube feet for temporary and switchable underwater adhesion and transportation.Science advances · 2025Article
- Role of chemistry in nature-inspired skin adhesives.Chemical science · 2025Review
- Bio-Inspired Interlocking Micro-Patterning for Tunable, Switchable and Selective Adhesion in Wet and Dusty Environments.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2025Article
- Octopus-Inspired Adhesives with Switchable Attachment to Challenging Underwater Surfaces.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Adhesives that excel in wet or underwater environments are critical for applications ranging from healthcare and underwater robotics to infrastructure repair. However, achieving strong attachment and controlled release on difficult substrates, such as those that are curved, rough, or located in diverse fluid environments, remains a major challenge. Here, an octopus-inspired adhesive with strong attachment and rapid release in challenging underwater environments is presented. Inspired by the octopus's infundibulum structure, a compliant, curved stalk, and an active deformable membrane for multi-surface adhesion are utilized. The stalk's curved shape enhances conformal contact on large-scale curvatures and increases contact stress for adaptability to small-scale roughness. These synergistic mechanisms improve contact across multiple length scales, resulting in switching ratios of over 1000 within ≈30 ms with consistent attachment strength of over 60 kPa on diverse surfaces and conditions. These adhesives are demonstrated through the robust attachment and precise manipulation of rough underwater objects.
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