While controlling underwater adhesion is critical for designing biological adhesives and in
improving the traction of tires, haptics, or adhesives for health monitoring devices, it is …

Octopus, clingfish, and larva use soft cups to attach to surfaces under water. Recently,
various bioinspired cups have been engineered. However, the mechanisms of their …

More than three quarters of all animal species on Earth are insects, successfully inhabiting
most ecosystems on the planet. Due to their opulence, insects provide the backbone of …

The epidermal adhesive structure of many animals generates reliable adhesion on their
engaged surfaces. However, current bio-inspired adhesion structures are difficult to function …

The design of obstetrical suction cups used for vacuum assisted delivery has not
substantially evolved through history despite of its inherent limitations. The associated …

Underwater or wet adhesion is highly desirable for numerous applications but is
counteracted by the liquids in the contact which weaken intermolecular attraction. The …

Grip** slippery and flexible tissues during minimal invasive surgery (MIS) is often
challenging using a conventional tissue gripper. A force grip has to compensate for the low …

Switchable underwater adhesion can be useful for numerous applications, but is extremely
challenging due to the presence of water at the contact interface. Here, deformable cupped …

To resist hydrodynamic forces, two main underwater attachment strategies have evolved
multiple times in aquatic animals: glue-like “bioadhesive secretions” and pressure-driven …

Nepenthes pitcher plants grow in nutrient-poor soils and produce large pitfall traps to obtain
additional nutrients from animal prey. Previous research has shown that the digestive …