Synthetic setae, the Glossary
Synthetic setae emulate the setae found on the toes of a gecko and scientific research in this area is driven towards the development of dry adhesives.[1]
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62 relations: Acetone, Adhesion, Adhesive, Adhesive tape, Andre Geim, Azobisisobutyronitrile, Carbon nanotube, Catalysis, Celsius, Chain transfer, ChemComm, Chemical vapor deposition, Contact mechanics, Deep reactive-ion etching, Dry etching, Dry glue, Electron-beam lithography, Electrostatics, Ferrocene, Gecko, Gecko feet, Hydroxy group, Intermolecular force, Konstantin Novoselov, Legged robot, Manchester Centre for Mesoscience and Nanotechnology, MEMS, Methyl methacrylate, Metin Sitti, Microscopy, Mollusca, Mussel, Nano tape, Nanoelectromechanical systems, Nanostructure, Nanotube, Photolithography, Plasma etching, PMMA, Polydimethylsiloxane, Polyimide, Polymer, Polymerization, Polypropylene, Polytetrafluoroethylene, Quartz, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Scanning probe microscopy, Scotch Tape, Seta, ... Expand index (12 more) »
Acetone
Acetone (2-propanone or dimethyl ketone) is an organic compound with the formula.
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Adhesion
Adhesion is the tendency of dissimilar particles or surfaces to cling to one another.
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Adhesive
Adhesive, also known as glue, cement, mucilage, or paste, is any non-metallic substance applied to one or both surfaces of two separate items that binds them together and resists their separation.
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Adhesive tape
Adhesive tape is one of many varieties of backing materials coated with an adhesive.
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Andre Geim
Sir Andre Konstantin Geim (Андре́й Константи́нович Гейм; born 21 October 1958; IPA1 pronunciation: ɑːndreɪ gaɪm) is a Russian-born Dutch–British physicist working in England in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester.
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Azobisisobutyronitrile
Azobisisobutyronitrile (abbreviated AIBN) is an organic compound with the formula 2N2.
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Carbon nanotube
A scanning tunneling microscopy image of a single-walled carbon nanotube Rotating single-walled zigzag carbon nanotube A carbon nanotube (CNT) is a tube made of carbon with a diameter in the nanometre range (nanoscale).
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Catalysis
Catalysis is the increase in rate of a chemical reaction due to an added substance known as a catalyst.
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Celsius
The degree Celsius is the unit of temperature on the Celsius temperature scale "Celsius temperature scale, also called centigrade temperature scale, scale based on 0 ° for the melting point of water and 100 ° for the boiling point of water at 1 atm pressure." (originally known as the centigrade scale outside Sweden), one of two temperature scales used in the International System of Units (SI), the other being the closely related Kelvin scale.
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Chain transfer
In polymer chemistry, chain transfer is a polymerization reaction by which the activity of a growing polymer chain is transferred to another molecule: \ce^\bullet + \ce^\bullet where • is the active center, P is the initial polymer chain, X is the end group, and R is the substituent to which the active center is transferred.
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ChemComm
ChemComm (or Chemical Communications), formerly known as Journal of the Chemical Society D: Chemical Communications (1969–1971), Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications (1972–1995), is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
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Chemical vapor deposition
Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is a vacuum deposition method used to produce high-quality, and high-performance, solid materials.
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Contact mechanics is the study of the deformation of solids that touch each other at one or more points.
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Deep reactive-ion etching
Deep reactive-ion etching (DRIE) is a special subclass of reactive-ion etching (RIE).
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Dry etching
Dry etching refers to the removal of material, typically a masked pattern of semiconductor material, by exposing the material to a bombardment of ions (usually a plasma of reactive gases such as fluorocarbons, oxygen, chlorine, boron trichloride; sometimes with addition of nitrogen, argon, helium and other gases) that dislodge portions of the material from the exposed surface.
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Dry glue
Dry glue is an adhesion product based upon the adaptations of geckos' feet that allow them to climb sheer surfaces such as vertical glass.
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Electron-beam lithography
Electron-beam lithography (often abbreviated as e-beam lithography or EBL) is the practice of scanning a focused beam of electrons to draw custom shapes on a surface covered with an electron-sensitive film called a resist (exposing).
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Electrostatics
Electrostatics is a branch of physics that studies slow-moving or stationary electric charges.
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Ferrocene
Ferrocene is an organometallic compound with the formula.
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Gecko
Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica.
Gecko feet
The feet of geckos have a number of specializations. Synthetic setae and gecko feet are Biophysics.
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Hydroxy group
In chemistry, a hydroxy or hydroxyl group is a functional group with the chemical formula and composed of one oxygen atom covalently bonded to one hydrogen atom.
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Intermolecular force
An intermolecular force (IMF) (or secondary force) is the force that mediates interaction between molecules, including the electromagnetic forces of attraction or repulsion which act between atoms and other types of neighbouring particles, e.g. atoms or ions.
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Konstantin Novoselov
Sir Konstantin Sergeevich Novoselov (p; born 1974) is a Russian–British physicist.
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Legged robot
Legged robots are a type of mobile robot which use articulated limbs, such as leg mechanisms, to provide locomotion.
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Manchester Centre for Mesoscience and Nanotechnology
The Manchester Centre for Mesoscience and Nanotechnology is a centre for interdisciplinary research in mesoscience and nanotechnology headed by Andre Geim at the University of Manchester.
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MEMS
MEMS (micro-electromechanical systems) is the technology of microscopic devices incorporating both electronic and moving parts.
Methyl methacrylate
Methyl methacrylate (MMA) is an organic compound with the formula CH2.
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Metin Sitti
Metin Sitti is the Director of the at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart, which he founded in 2014.
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Microscopy
Microscopy is the technical field of using microscopes to view objects and areas of objects that cannot be seen with the naked eye (objects that are not within the resolution range of the normal eye).
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Mollusca
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals, after Arthropoda; members are known as molluscs or mollusks.
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Mussel
Mussel is the common name used for members of several families of bivalve molluscs, from saltwater and freshwater habitats.
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Nano tape
Nano tape, also called gecko tape; marketed under the name Insanity Tape, is a synthetic adhesive tape consisting of arrays of carbon nanotubes transferred onto a backing material of flexible polymer tape. Synthetic setae and nano tape are Biophysics and nanotechnology.
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Nanoelectromechanical systems
Nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) are a class of devices integrating electrical and mechanical functionality on the nanoscale.
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Nanostructure
A nanostructure is a structure of intermediate size between microscopic and molecular structures.
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Nanotube
A nanotube is a nanometer-scale hollow tube-like structure.
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Photolithography
Photolithography (also known as optical lithography) is a process used in the manufacturing of integrated circuits.
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Plasma etching
Plasma etching is a form of plasma processing used to fabricate integrated circuits.
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PMMA
PMMA may refer to.
Polydimethylsiloxane
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), also known as dimethylpolysiloxane or dimethicone, is a silicone polymer with a wide variety of uses, from cosmetics to industrial lubrication and passive daytime radiative cooling.
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Polyimide
Polyimide (sometimes abbreviated PI) is a polymer containing imide groups belonging to the class of high-performance plastics.
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Polymer
A polymer is a substance or material consisting of very large molecules linked together into chains of repeating subunits.
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Polymerization
In polymer chemistry, polymerization (American English), or polymerisation (British English), is a process of reacting monomer molecules together in a chemical reaction to form polymer chains or three-dimensional networks.
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Polypropylene
Polypropylene (PP), also known as polypropene, is a thermoplastic polymer used in a wide variety of applications.
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Polytetrafluoroethylene
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a synthetic fluoropolymer of tetrafluoroethylene, and has numerous applications because it is chemically inert.
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Quartz
Quartz is a hard, crystalline mineral composed of silica (silicon dioxide).
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) is a private research university in Troy, New York, with an additional campus in Hartford, Connecticut.
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Scanning probe microscopy
Scanning probe microscopy (SPM) is a branch of microscopy that forms images of surfaces using a physical probe that scans the specimen. Synthetic setae and Scanning probe microscopy are nanotechnology.
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Scotch Tape
Scotch Tape is a brand name used for pressure-sensitive tapes developed by 3M.
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Seta
In biology, setae (seta; from the Latin word for "bristle") are any of a number of different bristle- or hair-like structures on living organisms.
Shear stress
Shear stress (often denoted by, Greek: tau) is the component of stress coplanar with a material cross section.
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Silicon
Silicon is a chemical element; it has symbol Si and atomic number 14.
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Silicon nitride
Silicon nitride is a chemical compound of the elements silicon and nitrogen.
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Solvent
A solvent (from the Latin solvō, "loosen, untie, solve") is a substance that dissolves a solute, resulting in a solution.
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Spatula
A spatula is a broad, flat, flexible blade used to mix, spread and lift material including foods, drugs, plaster and paints.
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Surgical suture
A surgical suture, also known as a stitch or stitches, is a medical device used to hold body tissues together and approximate wound edges after an injury or surgery.
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Titanium oxide
Titanium oxide may refer to.
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Tokay gecko
The tokay gecko (Gekko gecko) is a nocturnal arboreal gecko in the genus Gekko, the true geckos.
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University of Akron
The University of Akron is a public research university in Akron, Ohio, United States.
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Van der Waals force
In molecular physics and chemistry, the van der Waals force (sometimes van de Waals' force) is a distance-dependent interaction between atoms or molecules.
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Wafer (electronics)
In electronics, a wafer (also called a slice or substrate) is a thin slice of semiconductor, such as a crystalline silicon (c-Si, silicium), used for the fabrication of integrated circuits and, in photovoltaics, to manufacture solar cells.
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Xylene
In organic chemistry, xylene or xylol (IUPAC name: dimethylbenzene) are any of three organic compounds with the formula.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_setae
Also known as Artificial gecko foot, Artificial gecko hair, Geckel.
, Shear stress, Silicon, Silicon nitride, Solvent, Spatula, Surgical suture, Titanium oxide, Tokay gecko, University of Akron, Van der Waals force, Wafer (electronics), Xylene.