Switchable bumps of a bead-embedded elastomer surface with variable adhesion.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
An extremely simple structural design of a composite material composed of an elastomer sheet and hard beads embedded at the surface is proposed to realize a shape-tunable surface; it reversibly forms bumps/undulations in response to in-plane tensile strain applied to the surface. Tribological properties such as adhesion therefore become switchable.