Gecko-like synthetic adhesives (GSAs) are dry adhesives that replicate the function of gecko toepads through their microscopic fibrillar structure. To produce GSA molds, we fabricated Si templates using microsphere lithography. We formed a monolayer o . . .

Gecko-like synthetic adhesives (GSAs) are dry adhesives that replicate the function of gecko toepads through their microscopic fibrillar structure. To produce GSA molds, we fabricated Si templates using microsphere lithography. We formed a monolayer o . . .

Gecko feet exhibit adhesive capabilities due to nanoscale fiber arrays that magnify the Van der Waals forces acting between the hairs and an underlying surface. Synthetic adhesives inspired by this natural gecko material that reproduce its releasable . . .