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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
May. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Shing-chung Josh Wong, Copley, OH (US);
Inventor:
Shing-Chung Josh Wong, Copley, OH (US);
Assignee:
The University of Akron, Akron, unknown;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09J 7/00 (2018.01); D04H 1/74 (2006.01); C09J 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D04H 1/74 (2013.01); C09J 5/00 (2013.01); C09J 2201/626 (2013.01); C09J 2400/263 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49801 (2015.01); Y10T 29/53526 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24132 (2015.01);
Abstract
A dry adhesive includes a first plurality of fiber segments mechanically interlocked with a second plurality of fiber segments. A dry adhesive can include a first plurality of fibers mechanically interlocked with a second plurality of fibers or a single plurality of fibers having a first end region mechanically interlocked with a second end region. The fiber segments and fibers can be aligned, electrospun nanofibers. One or more continuous and scalable methods of making aligned fibers are also provided. One or more apparatuses are also provided.