Synthetic gecko foot-hairs from multiwalled carbon nanotubes

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Publication Date 2005-07-05
DOI 10.1039/B506047H
Impact Factor 6.222
Authors

Betul Yurdumakan, Nachiket R. Raravikar, Pulickel M. Ajayan, Ali Dhinojwala


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Abstract

We report a fabrication process for constructing polymer surfaces with multiwalled carbon nanotube hairs, with strong nanometer-level adhesion forces that are 200 times higher than those observed for gecko foot-hairs.

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