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How to Make Adhesive as Good as a Gecko
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The gecko has a unique ability to scamper across sheer surfaces, even when those surfaces are vertical walls.
Credit: Ali Dhinojwala, the University of Akron |
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A close-up image of a gecko's foot.
Credit: Ali Dhinojwala, the University of Akron |
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Panel A shows an actual gecko foot at moderate magnification, while panel B shows a scanning electron microscope image of the detailed structure of the filamentous setae lining the gecko's foot pads. The bottom two images show the carbon nanotube analogs developed in Dhinojwala's laboratory.
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A high-magnification scanning electron microscope image of gecko setae shows the complex structure of these filaments that cover the animal's foot. Each filament is only microns (millionths of a meter) in diameter.
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