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Stanislav GORB || 28 October || Visionary Symposium on Nano-Bio-Cogno
Biological Principles and Biomimetics: what can we Learn from Evolution
Stanislav N. Gorb Department of Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Zoological Institute of the University of Kiel, Germany, sgorb@zoologie.uni-kiel.de
Abstract
(left panel) and biomimetic polymer surfaces
adhering to glass (right panel).
Why does not Gecko fall from the Wall? Animal possess attachment devices of remarkable quality. They secret is based on the structure and material properties of adhesive surfaces. Modern high resolution techniques aided in both the precise structural analysis of these surfaces down to the nanometer scale and precise characterisation of their micromechanical properties. Recently obtained results are of big interest for technological applica-tions. The basic-oriented research provided essential information for industrial developments of bio-inspired material surfaces with enhanced adhesive properties, which enabled robots to climb up the wall.
Stanislav N. Gorb Department of Functional Morphology and Biomechanics, Zoological Institute of the University of Kiel, Germany, sgorb@zoologie.uni-kiel.de