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Switching from Ultraweak to Strong Adhesion

  1. Susanne F. Fenz2,†,‡,
  2. Timo Bihr3,†,‡,
  3. Rudolf Merkel2,
  4. Udo Seifert3,
  5. Kheya Sengupta4,
  6. Ana-Sunčana Smith1,*

Article first published online: 15 APR 2011

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201004097

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Special Issue: Special issue: Hierarchical Structures Towards Functionality

Volume 23, Issue 22-23, pages 2622–2626, June 17, 2011

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Fenz, S. F., Bihr, T., Merkel, R., Seifert, U., Sengupta, K. and Smith, A.-S. (2011), Switching from Ultraweak to Strong Adhesion. Adv. Mater., 23: 2622–2626. doi: 10.1002/adma.201004097

Author Information

  1. 1

    Institute of Theoretical Physics and Excellence Cluster: Engineering of Advanced Materials, University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

  2. 2

    Institute of Complex Systems 7: Biomechanics Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany

  3. 3

    II. Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Stuttgart, 70550 Stuttgart, Germany

  4. 4

    CNRS UPR 3118, Centre Interdisciplinaire de Nanosciences de Marseille, Aix-Marseille Université Campus de Luminy, 13288 Marseille cedex 9, France

  1. †

    Current address: Leiden Institute of Physics, Leiden University 2333 CA Leiden, The Netherlands

  1. ‡

    S.F.F. and T.B. have contributed equally to this work.

*Institute of Theoretical Physics and Excellence Cluster: Engineering of Advanced Materials, University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.

  • ‡

    S.F.F. and T.B. have contributed equally to this work.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 16 JUN 2011
  2. Article first published online: 15 APR 2011
  3. Manuscript Received: 5 NOV 2010

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