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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2013
Applicant:
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund, New Orleans, LA (US);
Inventors:
Noshir Pesika, River Ridge, LA (US);
Keijia Jin, River Ridge, LA (US);
Assignee:
The Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund, New Orleans, LA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09J 183/04 (2006.01); C09J 7/00 (2006.01); C09J 9/00 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); B81C 1/00 (2006.01); F16B 5/07 (2006.01); F16B 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09J 183/04 (2013.01); B81C 1/00103 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); C09J 7/00 (2013.01); C09J 9/00 (2013.01); B81B 2203/0361 (2013.01); B81B 2207/053 (2013.01); C09J 2201/626 (2013.01); F16B 5/07 (2013.01); F16B 11/006 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24479 (2015.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an easy, scalable method, relying on conventional and unconventional techniques, to incorporate tilt in the fabrication of synthetic polymer-based dry adhesives mimicking the gecko adhesive system. These dry, reversible adhesives demonstrate anisotropic adhesion properties, providing strong adhesion and friction forces when actuated in the gripping direction and an initial repulsive normal force and negligible friction when actuated in the releasing direction.