Carbon Nanotube Arrays with Strong Shear Binding-On and Easy Normal Lifting-Off
Carbon Nanotube Arrays with Strong Shear Binding-On and Easy Normal Lifting-Off
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Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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The ability of gecko lizards to adhere to a vertical solid surface comes from their remarkable feet with aligned microscopic elastic hairs. By using carbon nanotube arrays that are dominated by a straight body segment but with curly entangled top, we have created gecko-foot-mimetic dry adhesives that show macroscopic adhesive forces of ~100 newtons...
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Carbon Nanotube Arrays with Strong Shear Binding-On and Easy Normal Lifting-Off
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_743146670
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_743146670
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0036-8075
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1095-9203
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10.1126/science.1159503
