Rapid and continuous regulating adhesion strength by mechanical micro-vibration

Langquan Shui; Laibing Jia; Hangbo Li; Jiaojiao Guo; Ziyu Guo; Yilun Liu; Ze Liu; Xi Chen

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-15447-x

Nature Communications (Mar 2020)

Rapid and continuous regulating adhesion strength by mechanical micro-vibration

Langquan Shui,
Laibing Jia,
Hangbo Li,
Jiaojiao Guo,
Ziyu Guo,
Yilun Liu,
Ze Liu,
Xi Chen

Affiliations

Langquan Shui: Department of Engineering Mechanics, School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University
Laibing Jia: Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering, University of Strathclyde
Hangbo Li: School of Marine Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University
Jiaojiao Guo: Department of Engineering Mechanics, School of Mechanics, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Northwestern Polytechnical University
Ziyu Guo: Department of Engineering Mechanics, School of Mechanics, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Northwestern Polytechnical University
Yilun Liu: State Key Laboratory for Strength and Vibration of Mechanical Structure, School of Aerospace Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University
Ze Liu: Department of Engineering Mechanics, School of Civil Engineering, Wuhan University
Xi Chen: Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Earth Engineering Center, Center for Advanced Materials for Energy and Environment, Columbia University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15447-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Controlled tuning of surface adhesion is crucial to a broad range of applications. By simply introducing a mechanical micro-vibration, Shui et al. discover that the surface adhesion can be either enhanced by orders of magnitude or weakened to zero with a switching rate at millisecond timescale.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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