title: Creating gecko-like adhesives for "real world" surfaces.
authors.affiliation: Polymer Science and Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Bartlett
authors.forename: Casey A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Gilman
authors.forename: Duncan J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Irschick
authors.forename: Alfred J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Crosby
mesh_terms: D000268:Adhesiveness; D000269:Adhesives / Q000737:chemistry*; D000818:Animals; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D055119:Elastic Modulus; D006244:Hardness; D008116:Lizards / Q000378:metabolism*; D008422:Materials Testing; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties; D013718:Tensile Strength
chemical_list: D000269:Adhesives
keywords: adhesion; adhesives; gecko-inspired; roughness; tokay gecko