title: Synthetic gecko foot-hairs from multiwalled carbon nanotubes.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, USA.
authors.forename: Betul
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yurdumakan
authors.forename: Nachiket R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Raravikar
authors.forename: Pulickel M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Ajayan
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dhinojwala
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon