Gecko-Inspired, High-Friction Microfibers
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Description: Article about the development by engineers of the University of California, Berkeley, of an array of synthetic micro-fibers using ultra-high friction to support loads on smooth surfaces. From EurekAlert.
Engineers create gecko-inspired, high-friction micro-fibers Public release date: 22-Aug-2006 Engineers create gecko-inspired, high-friction micro-fibers Scanning electron micrograph of an array of 20 micron long, 0.6 micron diameter polymer fibers. Scale bar represents 10 microns.
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| Page title: | Engineers create gecko-inspired, high-friction micro-fibers |
| Keywords: | Chemistry/Physics/Materials Sciences Biomechanics/Biophysics Materials Polymer Chemistry Technology/Engineering/Computer Science Nanotechnology/Micromachines |
| Description: | Inspired by the hairs that allow geckos to hang single-toed from sheer walls and scamper along ceilings, a UC Berkeley-led team of researchers has created an array of synthetic micro-fibers that uses very high friction to support loads on smooth surfaces without the stickiness found in adhesives. The fibers in the array, packed 42 million per square centimeter, are about 100 times thinner than a human hair. |
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