Analysis of preload-dependent reversible mechanical interlocking using beetle-inspired wing locking device

© 2011 American Chemical Society

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 28(2012), 4 vom: 31. Jan., Seite 2181-6
1. Verfasser: Pang, Changhyun (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Kang, Daeshik, Kim, Tae-il, Suh, Kahp-Yang
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2012
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Polymers
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Zusammenfassung:© 2011 American Chemical Society
We report an analysis of preload-dependent reversible interlocking between regularly arrayed, high aspect ratio (AR) polymer micro- and nanofibers. Such a reversible interlocking is inspired from the wing-locking device of a beetle where densely populated microhairs (termed microtrichia) on the cuticular surface form numerous hair-to-hair contacts to maximize lateral shear adhesion. To mimic this, we fabricate various high AR, vertical micro- and nanopillars on a flexible substrate and investigate the shear locking force with different preloads (0.1-10 N/cm(2)). A simple theoretical model is developed based on the competition between van der Waals (VdW) attraction and deflection forces of pillars, which can explain the preload-dependent maximum deflection, tilting angle, and total shear adhesion force
Beschreibung:Date Completed 23.05.2012
Date Revised 16.11.2017
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1520-5827
DOI:10.1021/la203853r