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 …

Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)—the simplest and most common silicone compound—
exemplifies the central characteristics of its class and has attracted tremendous research …

Recyclable/reversible adhesives have attracted growing attention for sustainability and
intelligence but suffer from low adhesion strength and poor durability in complex conditions …

Solid matter that can rapidly and reversibly switch between adhesive and non-adhesive
states is desired in many technological domains including climbing robotics, actuators …

In nature, millions of creatures, such as geckos, tree frogs, octopuses, etc., have evolved
fantastic switchable adhesion capabilities to climb swiftly on vertical even inverted surfaces …

Water-durable adhesives are widely explored in various fields like wearable electronics,
tissue engineering and sea refloatation. However, in harsh underwater environment …

Surfaces with switchable adhesion have been vigorously investigated over the past decades
by mimicking the unique adhesive mechanisms of living systems. However, designing a …

A bulk modification method is developed in this paper to achieve a new nanoparticle-
reinforced silicone rubber composite with high strength and strong adhesion. Different from …

The hexagonal epithelial cells covered with mucus are believed to be responsible for the
superior adhesion ability of tree frogs under dry and wet conditions. In spite of good …

For highly conformable and universal transport devices, bioinspired dry adhesion systems
with reversible molecular attractions (eg, van der Waals forces, capillarity, or suction stress) …