Effects of contact cap dimension on dry adhesion of bioinspired mushroom-shaped surfaces

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Abstract

Dry adhesion observed in small creatures, such as spiders, insects, and geckos, has many great advantages such as repeatability and strong adhesiveness. In order to mimic these unique performances, fibrillar surface with a mushroom shaped end has drawn lots of attentions because of its advantage in efficiently enhancing adhesion compared with other sphere or simple flat ends. Here, in order to study the effects of contact cap dimension on adhesion strength, patterned surfaces of mushroom-shaped micropillars with differing cap diameters are fabricated based on the conventional photolithography and molding. The normal adhesion strength of these dry adhesives with varying cap diameters is measured with home-built equipment. The strength increases with the rise of cap diameter, and interestingly it becomes strongest when the mushroom caps join together.

Original languageEnglish
Article number94291E
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume9429
Issue numberJanuary
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
EventBioinspiration, Biomimetics, and Bioreplication 2015 - San Diego, United States
Duration: 9 Mar 201511 Mar 2015

Keywords

  • Adhesion strength
  • Cap diameter
  • Dry adhesion
  • Mushroom-shaped

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