A bio-inspired approach for in situ synthesis of tunable adhesive

作者：Sun Leming^*; Yi Sijia; Wang Yongzhong; Pan Kang; Zhong Qixin; Zhang Mingjun

来源：Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 2014, 9(1): 016005.

DOI：10.1088/1748-3182/9/1/016005

• bio-inspiration
• English ivy
• in situ synthesis
• nanoparticle enhanced adhesive
• tunable adhesive

Inspired by the strong adhesive produced by English ivy, this paper proposes an in situ synthesis approach for fabricating tunable nanoparticle enhanced adhesives. Special attention was given to tunable features of the adhesive produced by the biological process. Parameters that may be used to tune properties of the adhesive will be proposed. To illustrate and validate the proposed approach, an experimental platform was presented for fabricating tunable chitosan adhesive enhanced by Au nanoparticles synthesized in situ. This study contributes to a bio-inspired approach for in situ synthesis of tunable nanocomposite adhesives by mimicking the natural biological processes of ivy adhesive synthesis.

• 出版日期2014-3