Highly Adaptive Kirigami-Metastructure Adhesive with Vertically Self-Aligning Octopus-like 3D Suction Cups for Efficient Wet Adhesion to Complexly Curved Surfaces

• Published in: ACS applied materials & interfaces Vol. 16; no. 28; pp. 37147 - 37156
• Main Authors: Lee, Jihyun, Park, Hyoung-Ki, Hwang, Gui Won, Kang, Gyun Ro, Choi, Yoon Seok, Pang, Changhyun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 17.07.2024
• Subjects: adhesion; bioadhesives; humans; mucus; saliva; Surfaces, Interfaces, and Applications; sweat; swine; tensile strength; suction; bioadhesive; biomimetics; Kirigami; wet adhesion

An essential requirement for biomedical devices is the capability of conformal adaptability on diverse irregular 3D (three-dimensional) nonflat surfaces in the human body that may be covered with liquids such as mucus or sweat. However, the development of reversible adhesive interface materials for...