journal article·2025-06Open access

Bio‐Inspired Interlocking Micro‐Patterning for Tunable, Switchable and Selective Adhesion in Wet and Dusty Environments (Small 24/2025)

Marco Bruno, Luigi Portaluri, Massimo De Vittorio, Stanislav Gorb, Michele Scaraggi

Small· Volume 21· Issue 24

Abstract

Adhesion In article number 2410527, Marco Bruno, Michele Scaraggi, and co-workers present a bio-inspired approach to achieving robust, tunable, and switchable adhesion in wet and dusty environments. By mimicking interlocking microstructures found in nature, the research integrates theoretical modeling and experimental validation to develop innovative adhesive technologies applicable to robotics, biomedicine, and extreme conditions where conventional adhesives fail.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions

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Affiliations

University of Salento Department of Engineering for Innovation Via per Monteroni Lecce (LE) 73100 Italy

Italian Institute of Technology Center for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies Via Eugenio Barsanti, 14 Arnesano (LE) 73010 Italy

Kiel University, Zoological Institute Department of Functional Morphology and Biomechanics Am Botanischen Garten 1-9 D 24118 Kiel Germany

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