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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2013
Applicant:
The University of Akron, Akron, OH (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
The University of Akron, Akron, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 37/00 (2006.01); B29C 47/00 (2006.01); D01D 5/00 (2006.01); D04H 1/728 (2012.01); D04H 1/74 (2006.01); D01F 1/10 (2006.01); D01F 6/44 (2006.01); D01F 6/88 (2006.01); B29K 35/00 (2006.01); B29L 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 47/0004 (2013.01); D01D 5/003 (2013.01); D01D 5/0007 (2013.01); D01D 5/0023 (2013.01); D01D 5/0038 (2013.01); D01F 1/10 (2013.01); D01F 6/44 (2013.01); D01F 6/88 (2013.01); D04H 1/728 (2013.01); D04H 1/74 (2013.01); B29K 2035/00 (2013.01); B29L 2007/00 (2013.01); D10B 2331/02 (2013.01); Y10T 442/609 (2015.04); Y10T 442/643 (2015.04);
Abstract
A method of forming a dry adhesive by includes forming an electrospun non-woven of a spinnable polymer, wherein the polymer fiber forming the non-woven is aligned. A dry adhesive is provided that comprises aligned polymeric nanofibers. The polymeric nanofibers may be formed from a mixture of highly spinnable material is combined with an adhesive component to further enhance the adhesion onto substrates. The non-woven can further be processed by plastic deformation to create microprotrusions.