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Bioinspired Reversible Interlocker: Bioinspired Reversible Interlocker Using Regularly Arrayed High Aspect-Ratio Polymer Fibers (Adv. Mater. 4/2012)

  1. Changhyun Pang1,
  2. Tae-il Kim1,
  3. Won Gyu Bae2,
  4. Daeshik Kang1,
  5. Sang Moon Kim1,
  6. Kahp-Yang Suh1,*

Article first published online: 17 JAN 2012

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201290015

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Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 24, Issue 4, page 445, January 24, 2012

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Pang, C., Kim, T.-i., Bae, W. G., Kang, D., Kim, S. M. and Suh, K.-Y. (2012), Bioinspired Reversible Interlocker: Bioinspired Reversible Interlocker Using Regularly Arrayed High Aspect-Ratio Polymer Fibers (Adv. Mater. 4/2012). Adv. Mater., 24: 445. doi: 10.1002/adma.201290015

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  1. 1

    Division of WCU Multiscale Mechanical Design, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea

  2. 2

    Interdisciplinary program of Bioengineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea

*Division of WCU Multiscale Mechanical Design, School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea.

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  1. Issue published online: 17 JAN 2012
  2. Article first published online: 17 JAN 2012

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Keywords:

  • biomimetics;
  • interlocking;
  • beetles;
  • dry adhesives
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A reversible mechanical interlocker inspired from the wing locking device of beetles is reported on page 475, by Kahp-Yang Suh and co-workers. The interlocker is highly flexible and displays an extremely high shear locking force of ∼40 N/cm2 as well as an easy normal lift-off. The image shows an illustration for the wing-locking device of beetles that is operated by interconnecting densely-populated microhairs (termed microtrichia) on the cuticular surface.

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