Synthetic gecko foot-hairs from multiwalled carbon nanotubes.
We report a fabrication process for constructing polymer surfaces with multiwalled carbon nanotube hairs, with strong nanometer-level adhesion forces that are 200 times higher than those observed for gecko foot-hairs.
Yurdumakan
Betul
B
Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, USA.
Raravikar
Nachiket R
NR
Ajayan
Pulickel M
PM
Dhinojwala
Ali
A
D000818:Animals; D005121:Extremities; D006197:Hair / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008116:Lizards; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D020527:Microscopy, Scanning Probe; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure
D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon