February 19, 2014

Gecko-inspired Adhesion: Self-cleaning and Reliable

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Researchers of KIT and the Carnegie Mellon University Developed a Reusable Adhesive Tape Modeled on Nature – Publication in the Journal of the Royal Society

Geckos outclass adhesive tapes in one respect: Even after repeated contact with dirt and dust do their feet perfectly adhere to smooth surfaces. Researchers of the KIT and the Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, have now developed the first adhesive tape that does not only adhere to a surface as reliably as the toes of a gecko, but also possesses similar self-cleaning properties. Using such a tape, food packagings or bandages might be opened and closed several times.