Nature inspired solid–liquid phase amphibious adhesive

Abstract

Here we report a new class of bio-inspired solid–liquid adhesive, obtained by simple mechanical dispersion of PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride) (solid spheres) into PDMS (polydimethylsiloxane) (liquid).

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2020
Source ID
10.1039/d0sm00105h

Entities

People

  • Alin Cristian Chipara
  • Chandra Sekhar Tiwary
  • Douglas S. Galvao
  • Gustavo Brunetto
  • Henrik Haspel
  • Mircea Chipara
  • Partha Kumbhakar
  • Pulickel Ajayan
  • Robert Vajtai
  • Sehmus Ozden
  • Zoltán Kónya
  • Ákos Kukovecz

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Coordenação de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
  • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
  • National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
  • Princeton University
  • Rice University
  • São Paulo Research Foundation
  • United States Army
  • University of Campinas
  • University of Szeged
  • University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Surface Coatings Technology.