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Title: Bioinspired materials for underwater adhesion with pathways to switchability
Strong adherence to underwater or wet surfaces for applications like tissue adhesion and underwater robotics is a significant challenge. This is especially apparent when switchable adhesion is required that demands rapid attachment, high adhesive capacity, and easy release. Nature displays a spectrum of permanent to reversible attachment from organisms ranging from the mussel to the octopus, providing inspiration for underwater adhesion design that has yet to be fully leveraged in synthetic systems. Here, we review the challenges and opportunities for creating underwater adhesives with a pathway to switchability. We discuss key material, geometric, modeling, and design tools necessary to achieve underwater adhesion similar to the adhesion control demonstrated in nature. Through these interdisciplinary efforts, we envision that bioinspired adhesives can rise to or even surpass the extraordinary capabilities found in biological systems.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2119019 2119105 2118878 2119276
PAR ID:
10471796
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Cell Press
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Cell Reports Physical Science
Volume:
4
Issue:
10
ISSN:
2666-3864
Page Range / eLocation ID:
101597
Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
Switchable adhesive Biomimicry Underwater adhesion Computer modeling Machine learning
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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