Nature-inspired adhesive systems

M Li, A Mao, Q Guan, E Saiz - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Many organisms in nature thrive in intricate habitats through their unique bio-adhesive
surfaces, facilitating tasks such as capturing prey and reproduction. It's important to note that …

Bioinspired multiscale wet adhesive surfaces: structures and controlled adhesion

Y Chen, J Meng, Z Gu, X Wan, L Jiang… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In nature, many organisms are able to accommodate a complex living environment by
develo** biological wet adhesive surfaces with unique functions such as fixation and …

Mechanisms and applications of bioinspired underwater/wet adhesives

C Cai, Z Chen, Y Chen, H Li, Z Yang… - Journal of Polymer …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In nature, many organisms can effectively fix to contact substrates and move and prey in
complex living environments, such as underwater, seawater, and tidal environments, owing …

Learning from Northern clingfish (Gobiesox maeandricus): bioinspired suction cups attach to rough surfaces

P Ditsche, A Summers - Philosophical Transactions of the …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
While artificial suction cups only attach well to smooth surfaces, the Northern clingfish can
attach to surfaces ranging from nanoscale smooth to rough stone. This ability is highly …

Attachment to challenging substrates – fouling, roughness and limits of adhesion in the northern clingfish (Gobiesox maeandricus)

P Ditsche, DK Wainwright… - Journal of Experimental …, 2014 - journals.biologists.com
Northern clingfish use a ventral suction disc to stick to rough substrates in the intertidal zone.
Bacteria, algae and invertebrates grow on these surfaces (fouling) and change the surface …

Catheter‐Assisted Bioinspired Adhesive Magnetic Soft Millirobot for Drug Delivery

X Hu, Y Zhou, M Li, J Wu, G He, N Jiao - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Soft millirobots have evolved into various therapeutic applications in the medical field,
including for vascular dredging, cell transportation, and drug delivery, owing to adaptability …

[HTML][HTML] Aquatic versus terrestrial attachment: water makes a difference

P Ditsche, AP Summers - Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 2014 - beilstein-journals.org
Animal attachment to a substrate is very different in terrestrial and aquatic environments. We
discuss variations in both the forces acting to detach animals and forces of attachment …

Nature‐Inspired Wet Drug Delivery Platforms

Y Ma, J Cao, S Li, L Wang, Y Meng, Y Chen - Small Methods, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Nature has created various organisms with unique chemical components and multi‐scale
structures (eg, foot proteins, toe pads, suckers, setose gill lamellae) to achieve wet adhesion …

Advanced bionic attachment equipment inspired by the attachment performance of aquatic organisms: a review

D Zhang, J Xu, X Liu, Q Zhang, Q Cong, T Chen, C Liu - Biomimetics, 2023 - mdpi.com
In nature, aquatic organisms have evolved various attachment systems, and their attachment
ability has become a specific and mysterious survival skill for them. Therefore, it is significant …

Bionic adhesion systems: from natural design to artificial application

H Qin, C Zhang, W Tan, L Yang, R Wang… - Advanced Materials …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Creatures in nature perform a variety of activities through adhesion behavior, including
moving flexibly and quickly on inclined and vertical walls and even ceilings. Studying the …