Air Bubble Bridge ‐Based Bioinspired Underwater Adhesion (Small 42/2021)

Underwater AdhesionIn article number2103423, Huawei Chen and co-workers propose a novel concept of underwater adhesion inspired by the diving beetle, which utilizes air bubbles as an adhesive to realize nondestructive and repeatable adhesion working across a wide range of scales. The bubble acting forces can be adjusted and controlled by spine structures and surface wettability. These findings enrich the underwater adhesion strategy and provide potential solutions for the fields of chemical, medical and mechanical engineering.

Source: Small - October 21, 2021 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Yan Wang, Liwen Zhang, Yurun Guo, Yang Gan, Guang Liu, Deyuan Zhang, Huawei Chen Tags: Inside Back Cover Source Type: research