title: Towards gecko-feet-inspired bandages.
abstract: A novel bandage inspired by gecko feet might one day be used during emergencies and internal surgeries. The bandage uses a combination of nanofabricated structures, biodegradable materials and adhesive surface chemistry that allows adhesion onto even wet, moving tissue.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. yanik@mit.edu
authors.forename: Mehmet Fatih
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Yanik
mesh_terms: D000268:Adhesiveness; D000818:Animals; D001458:Bandages; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D005528:Foot; D008116:Lizards; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D014014:Tissue Adhesives