title: A bio-inspired approach for in situ synthesis of tunable adhesive.
abstract: Inspired by the strong adhesive produced by English ivy, this paper proposes an in situ synthesis approach for fabricating tunable nanoparticle enhanced adhesives. Special attention was given to tunable features of the adhesive produced by the biological process. Parameters that may be used to tune properties of the adhesive will be proposed. To illustrate and validate the proposed approach, an experimental platform was presented for fabricating tunable chitosan adhesive enhanced by Au nanoparticles synthesized in situ. This study contributes to a bio-inspired approach for in situ synthesis of tunable nanocomposite adhesives by mimicking the natural biological processes of ivy adhesive synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA.
authors.forename: Leming
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Sijia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yi
authors.forename: Yongzhong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Kang
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Qixin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Mingjun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000268:Adhesiveness; D000269:Adhesives / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D048271:Chitosan / Q000737:chemistry*; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry*; D035981:Hedera / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014783:Viscosity
chemical_list: D000269:Adhesives; D006046:Gold; D048271:Chitosan