From Gecko Feet To Adhesive Tape
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From Gecko Feet To Adhesive Tape
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Author : Wil Mara
language : en
Publisher: Cherry Lake
Release Date : 2014-01-01
From Gecko Feet To Adhesive Tape written by Wil Mara and has been published by Cherry Lake this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Learn about how nature has inspired technological innovations with this book on the similarities between gecko feet and a new adhesive tape. Integrating both historical and scientific perspectives, this book explains how gecko feet inspired the invention of an adhesive. Readers will make connections and examine the relationship between the two concepts. Sidebars, photographs, a glossary, and a concluding chapter on important people in the field add detail and depth to this informational text on biomimicry.
From Gecko Feet To Sticky Tape
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Author : Toney Allman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006-01-01
From Gecko Feet To Sticky Tape written by Toney Allman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-01 with Adhesive tape categories.
All about the properties of geckos' feet, and a useful product based on them.
Surface Construction And Mechanisms Of Adhesion In Tokay Gecko Feet And Characterization Of A Bio Inspired Reversible Adhesive Tape
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Author : Robert A. Sayer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Surface Construction And Mechanisms Of Adhesion In Tokay Gecko Feet And Characterization Of A Bio Inspired Reversible Adhesive Tape written by Robert A. Sayer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with categories.
Abstract: Several creatures including insects, spiders, and lizards, have developed a unique clinging ability that utilizes dry adhesion. Geckos, in particular, have developed the most complex adhesive structures capable of smart adhesion--the ability to cling on different smooth and rough surfaces and detach at will. These animals make use of on the order of a million microscale hairs (setae) (about 14000/mm2) that branch off into hundreds of nanoscale spatulae. This hierarchical surface construction gives the gecko the adaptability to create a large real area of contact with surfaces. van der Waals forces are the primary mechanism utilized to adhere to surfaces and capillary forces are a secondary effect that can further increase adhesive force. Although a gecko is capable of producing on the order of 20 N of adhesive force, it retains the ability to remove its feet from an attachment surface at will. A man-made fibrillar structure capable of replicating gecko adhesion has the potential for use in dry, superadhesive tapes that would be of use in a wide range of applications. These adhesives could be created using micro/nanofabrication techniques or self-assembly. A fibrillar polyvinylsiloxane (PVS) sample consisting of an array pillars (about 230/mm2) approximately 50 um in diameter, 70 um in height and 60 um center-to-center was compared to an unstructured sample. Structured roughness was found to be more important than random roughness in adhesion. The added roughness of the structured sample increased the hydrophobicity of the surface.
Engineering Gecko Inspired Adhesives
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Author : Srinivasan Arul Suresh
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
Engineering Gecko Inspired Adhesives written by Srinivasan Arul Suresh and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with categories.
The last 20 years have seen considerable interest in bioinspired dry adhesives, based on discoveries regarding the adhesive system of the gecko and some arthropods. Such adhesives typically have the advantage of being reusable, leaving no residue, and allowing control of the adhesion through loading states. However, the number of practical applications of these adhesives remains small. One possible reason is that unlike in mechanical design, where design, simulation, and testing methodologies are all well established, there are significant gaps in all of these phases of engineering as applied to gecko-inspired adhesives. There are a variety of methods and metrics used for evaluating adhesives, often giving differing results, and even in some cases results that do not accurately reflect those observed in practical applications. Even with an accurate evaluation of an adhesive material, refining the design is challenging, as the design and manufacturing methods are typically time-consuming, highly constraining, or both. At the same time, there continues to be growing interest in the use of these adhesives in wide-ranging applications including reusable tapes and bandages; improved and more gentle industrial grippers; and grasping objects in space, where the combination of large objects, low contact forces, and lack of atmosphere make adhesives of particular interest. To address this growing need for improved ability to design and manufacture adhesives tailored to these applications, a three-pronged approach is taken. An improved method for testing gecko-inspired adhesives is presented. Unlike the common testing paradigms published in the literature, which impose a fixed displacement between the adhesive material and a test surface, the proposed testing method uses a series elastic configuration to apply forces to the adhesive. This shift in test control from displacement-space to force-space allows the testing conditions to be aligned to those seen in applications; whether for climbing, grasping, or adhesive tapes, nearly all applications of gecko-inspired adhesives fundamentally involve force-space constraints in normal conditions. It is shown that by testing the adhesives in similar conditions to those observed in use, the measured limit curves better reflect those seen in practice. Further, in cases where the adhesive structures are more complicated, or more integral to the performance of the adhesive--such as the directional, controllable adhesives at the core of this work--force-space testing enables measuring the full capabilities of the adhesive, which in many cases are impossible to measure in displacement-space. With the ability to accurately measure more complex limit curves, spatial variation is investigated as a means to improve the ability to create adhesives with novel parameters. In this case, the property of interest is a high friction ratio, the ratio of friction in a preferred direction to friction in the opposite direction, a property of the natural gecko adhesive system. Taking inspiration from the spatial variation found on the gecko's feet, an adhesive structure with wedges of varying length is developed, modeled, and analyzed. The friction ratio of this adhesive is measured, indicating an improvement of orders of magnitude over the current state of the art. Further, this adhesive structure also demonstrates the possibility of simplifying the adhesive design problem. Rather than developing a single complex feature to provide all of the desired properties, spatial variation permits the development of multiple features that are individually simpler but interact to provide more complex behavior. A discussion of the manufacturing process and associated fabrication constraints for these designed adhesive geometries follows. The process is an extension of a previous manufacturing process developed for making uniform adhesives. This is coupled with methods for directly incorporating adhesives into larger assemblies to create tightly coupled adhesive and sensing systems. Finally, a simplified design framework is presented, synthesizing many of the concepts from the prior sections. The current state of the art in adhesive simulation and modeling, while useful for understanding and explaining various specific aspects of adhesive design, is not adequate for directly analyzing the adhesion of complex adhesive geometries. The framework is intended to be a heuristic that synthesizes concepts from the various models of adhesion to provide useful guidance for thinking about adhesive designs for particular applications.
Synthetic Gecko Adhesives And Adhesion In Geckos
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Author : Liehui Ge
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Synthetic Gecko Adhesives And Adhesion In Geckos written by Liehui Ge and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Adhesives categories.
Geckos' feet consist of an array of millions of keratin hairs that are hierarchically split at their ends into hundreds of contact elements called "spatula(e)". Spatulae make intimate contacts with surface and the attractive van der Waals (vdW) interactions are strong enough to support up to 100 times the animals' bodyweight. Tremendous efforts have been made to mimic this adhesion with polymeric materials and carbon nanotubes (CNT). However, most of these fall short of the performance of geckos. "Contact splitting principle", based on Johnson-Kendall-Roberts (JKR) theory, predicts that a vertically aligned carbon nanotube array (VA-CNT) will be at least 50 times stronger than gecko feet. Although 160 times higher adhesion was recorded in atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurements, macroscopic VA-CNT patches often show low or even no adhesion to substrates. The behavior of VA-CNT hairs near the contact interface has been explored using a combination of mechanical, electrical contact resistance, and scanning electron microscopic (SEM) measurements. Instead of making the expected end contacts, carbon nanotubes make significant side-wall contacts that increase with preload. Adhesion of side-wall contact CNTs is determined by the balance of adhesion in the contact region and the bending stiffness of the CNTs, thus a compliant VA-CNT array is required to make adhesive patches. Macroscopic patches of compliant VA-CNT array have been fabricated. Patches of uniform array have adhesive strength similar to that of geckos (10 N/cm2) on a variety of substrates and can be removed easily by peeling. When the array is patterned to mimic the hierarchical structures of gecko foot-hairs, strength increases up to four times. VA-CNT-based gecko adhesives are self-cleaning, non-viscoelasticity and give good strength in vacuum. These properties are desired in robotics, microelectronics, thermal management and outer space operations. Current theory still cannot completely explain adhesion of gecko feet. A series of experiments have been carried out to measure adhesion at different temperatures using a single protocol with two species of gecko that had been previously studied (G. gecko and P. dubia). Strong evidence of an effect of temperature was found but the trend was counterintuitive given the thermal biology of geckos and it violated the prediction by van der Waals interactions. Consequently, other factors (e.g., humidity) that could explain the variation in the observed clinging performance were examined. Evidence was found, unexpectedly, that humidity is likely an important determinant of clinging force in geckos. Both van der Waals and capillary forces fail to explain the shear adhesion data at the whole animal scale. Resolution of this paradox will require examination of the physical and chemical interaction at the interface and particular way in which water interacts with substrate and setae at the nanometer scale.
Gecko And Bio Inspired Hierarchical Fibrillar Adhesive Structures Explored By Multiscale Modeling And Simulation
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Author : Shihao Hu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Gecko And Bio Inspired Hierarchical Fibrillar Adhesive Structures Explored By Multiscale Modeling And Simulation written by Shihao Hu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Adhesives categories.
Gecko feet integrate many intriguing functions such as strong adhesion, easy detachment and self-cleaning. Mimicking this biological system leads to the development of a new class of advanced fibrillar adhesives useful in various applications. In spite of many significant progresses that have been achieved in demonstrating the enhanced adhesion strength from divided non-continuous surfaces at micro- and nano- scales, directional dependent adhesion from anisotropic structures, and some tolerance of third body interferences at the contact interfaces, the self-cleaning capability and durability of the artificial fibrillar adhesives are still substantially lagging behind the natural version. These insufficiencies impede the final commercialization of any gecko inspired products. Hence here, we have focused our attentions on these critical issues in both (i) the gecko adhesive systems and (ii) the synthetic counterparts. (i) We tested the self-cleaning of geckos during locomotion and provided the first evidence that geckos clean their feet through a unique dynamic self-cleaning mechanism via digital hyperextension. When walking naturally with hyperextension, geckos shed dirt from their toes twice as fast as they would if walking without hyperextension, returning their feet to nearly 80% of their original stickiness in only 4 steps. Our dynamic model predicts that when setae suddenly release from the attached substrate, they generate enough inertial force to dislodge dirt particles from the attached spatulae. The predicted cleaning force on dirt particles significantly increases when the dynamic effect is included. The extraordinary design of gecko toe pads perfectly combines dynamic self-cleaning with repeated attachment and detachment, making gecko feet sticky yet clean. This work thus provides a new mechanism to be considered for biomimetic design of highly reusable and reliable dry adhesives and devices. (ii) A multiscale modeling approach has been developed to study the force anisotropy, structural deformation and failure mechanisms of a two-level hierarchical CNT structures mimicking the gecko foot hairs. At the nanoscale, fully atomistic molecular dynamics simulation was performed to explore the origin of adhesion enhancement considering the existence of laterally distributed CNT segments. Tube-tube interactions and the collective effect of interfacial adhesion and friction forces were investigated at an upper level. A fraction of the vertically aligned CNT arrays with laterally distributed segments on top was simulated by coarse grained molecular dynamics. The characteristic interfacial adhesive behaviors obtained were further adopted as the cohesive laws incorporated in the finite element models at the device level and fitted with experimental results. The multiscale modeling approach provides a bridge to connect the atomic/molecular configurations and the micro-/nano- structures of the CNT array with its macro-level adhesive behaviors, and the predictions from the modeling and simulation help to understand the interfacial behaviors, processes and mechanics of the gecko inspired fibrillar structures for dry adhesive applications.
Principles Of Engineering Tribology
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Author : Ahmed Abdelbary
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2023-05-26
Principles Of Engineering Tribology written by Ahmed Abdelbary and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-26 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Principles of Engineering Tribology: Fundamentals and Applications introduces readers to the core theories and fundamentals of the field, its basic terminology and concepts, as well as advanced topics such as the tribological properties of various engineering surfaces, roughness measurements, and the mechanics of surface contact. The fundamentals of friction and wear of metallic and non-metallic materials such as polymers, ceramics, rubbers, and composites are discussed, as are fluidic, gaseous, grease, and solid media lubrication techniques. In addition, the properties of lubricants and various types of additives incorporated are discussed, along with a methodology for conducting friction, wear and lubrication laboratory testing and an overview of simulation and modeling methods for various tribosystems. Case studies and applications are featured throughout, with a particular emphasis on analyzing failure modes of tribosystems. Introduces the basic concepts of tribology, building a comprehensive understanding for readers and then covering more advanced topics Discusses tribological properties of various engineering surfaces, roughness measurements, and mechanics of surface contact Covers more advanced topics such as fluidic, gaseous, grease, and solid media lubricants, methods for conducing friction and wear laboratory tests, and more Includes a wide-range of both traditional and state-of-the-art applications and case studies
Nanocarbon 2011
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Author : César Avellaneda
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-10-02
Nanocarbon 2011 written by César Avellaneda and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-02 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This book presents highlighted results coming up from NanoCarbon2011, a Brazilian Carbon event. The topics cover the latest advances in Brazilian basic and applied research related to different carbon materials. The chapters address reviews on their fundamental and outstanding properties and describe various classes of new promising high-tech applications for carbon materials.
Encyclopedia Of Nanoscience And Society
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Author : David H. Guston
language : en
Publisher: SAGE
Release Date : 2010
Encyclopedia Of Nanoscience And Society written by David H. Guston and has been published by SAGE this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Nanotechnology categories.
Because of their far-reaching consequences, truly transformative technologies always generate controversy. This encyclopedia covers the ethical, legal, policy, social, economic, and business issues raised by nanoscience.
Nanotribology And Nanomechanics
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Author : Bharat Bhushan
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2006-01-27
Nanotribology And Nanomechanics written by Bharat Bhushan and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-27 with Technology & Engineering categories.
The recent emergence and proliferation of proximal probes, e.g. SPM and AFM, and computational techniques for simulating tip-surface interactions has enabled the systematic investigation of interfacial problems on ever smaller scales, as well as created means for modifying and manipulating nanostructures. In short, they have led to the appearance of the new, interdisciplinary fields of micro/nanotribology and micro/nanomechanics. This volume serves as a timely, practical introduction to the principles of nanotribology and nanomechanics and applications to magnetic storage systems and MEMS/NEMS. Assuming some familiarity with macrotribology/mechanics, the book comprises chapters by internationally recognized experts, who integrate knowledge of the field from the mechanics and materials-science perspectives. They cover key measurement techniques, their applications, and theoretical modelling of interfaces, each beginning their contributions with macro- and progressing to microconcepts. After reviewing the fundamental experimental and theoretical aspects in the first part, Nanotribology and Nanomechanics then treats applications. Three groups of readers are likely to find this text valuable: graduate students, research workers, and practicing engineers. It can serve as the basis for a comprehensive, one- or two-semester course in scanning probe microscopy; applied scanning probe techniques; or nanotribology/nanomechanics/nanotechnology, in departments such as mechanical engineering, materials science, and applied physics. With a Foreword by Physics Nobel Laureate Gerd Binnig Dr. Bharat Bhushan is an Ohio Eminent Scholar and The Howard D. Winbigler Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate Research Faculty Advisor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and the Director of the Nanotribology Laboratory for Information Storage & MEMS/NEMS (NLIM) at the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. He is an internationally recognized expert of tribology and mechanics on the macro- to nanoscales, and is one of the most prolific authors. He is considered by some a pioneer of the tribology and mechanics of magnetic storage devices and a leading researcher in the fields of nanotribology and nanomechanics using scanning probe microscopy and applications to micro/nanotechnology. He is the recipient of various international fellowships including the Alexander von Humboldt Research Prize for Senior Scientists, Max Planck Foundation Research Award for Outstanding Foreign Scientists, and the Fulbright Senior Scholar Award.