Biomimetic surfaces with controlled direction-dependent adhesion

Shoe soles for the gripping robot: Searching for polymer-based materials maximising friction

(2012) Dagmar Voigt et al.   ROBOTICS AND AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS

Sticky Bio-inspired Micropillars: Finding the Best Shape

(2012) Giuseppe Carbone et al.   Small

Effect of interfacial air entrapment on the adhesion of bio-inspired mushroom-shaped micro-pillars

(2012) Giuseppe Carbone et al.   Soft Matter

Rational Design and Enhanced Biocompatibility of a Dry Adhesive Medical Skin Patch

(2011) Moon Kyu Kwak et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Numerical simulations demonstrate that the double tapering of the spatualae of lizards and insects maximize both detachment resistance and stability

(2011) Antonio Pantano et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FRACTURE

Dry solution to a sticky problem

(2011) Jeffrey M. Karp et al.   NATURE

A tailless timing belt climbing platform utilizing dry adhesives with mushroom caps

(2011) J Krahn et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Origin of the superior adhesive performance of mushroom-shaped microstructured surfaces

(2011) Giuseppe Carbone et al.   Soft Matter

Microstructured superhydrorepellent surfaces: effect of drop pressure on fakir-state stability and apparent contact angles

(2010) L Afferrante et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS-CONDENSED MATTER

Suction component in adhesion of mushroom-shaped microstructure

(2010) L. Heepe et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Analysis of the adhesive contact of confined layers by using a Green's function approach

(2007) G CARBONE et al.   JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS

Close-up of mushroom-shaped fibrillar adhesive microstructure: contact element behaviour

(2007) M Varenberg et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface