Sandwich in a pumpkin: Supramolecular velcro for underwater adhesion
Thursday, February 21, 2013 - 08:00
in Physics & Chemistry
(Phys.org)—When gluing things together, both surfaces usually need to be dry. Gluing wet surfaces or surfaces under water is a challenge. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, Korean scientists have now introduced a completely new concept. They were able to achieve reversible underwater adhesion by using supramolecular "velcro".