The effect of flexible joint-like elements on the adhesive performance of nature-inspired bent mushroom-like fibers

• Elliot Geikowsky,
• Serdar Gorumlu and
• Burak Aksak

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2893–2905, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.268

• : bent fibers; bioinspired dry adhesives; gecko adhesion; joint-like element; mushroom-like fibers; Introduction Most natural organisms that rely on temporary adhesion to surfaces for survival do so using tiny, densely packed fibers [1][2]. These fibers vary in dimension and material properties