Materials science: Dry solution to a sticky problem

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Karp, Jeffrey Michael; Langer, Robert S
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Abstract
Sticking plasters revolutionized the protection of minor wounds, but they're not ideal for fragile skin. A material that mimics the adhesive properties of certain beetles' feet might provide a solution.
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available in PMC 2012 September 1.
Date issued
2011-08
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/79829
Department
Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT
Journal
Nature
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
Citation
Karp, Jeffrey M., and Robert Langer. Materials Science: Dry Solution to a Sticky Problem. Nature 477, no. 7362 (August 31, 2011): 42-43.
Version: Author's final manuscript
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0028-0836
1476-4687
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