NIRT: Reversible Frictional Adhesion of Natural and Bio-Inspired Multi-Scale Structures

NIRT：自然和仿生多尺度结构的可逆摩擦粘附

• 批准号: 0708367
• 负责人: Kimberly Foster
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of California-Santa Barbara
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-08-01 至 2011-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0708367&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: NIRT; Reversible; Frictional; Adhesion; Natural

This team plans to better understand the gecko adhesion and dynamics, and to carry over this understanding into the design and fabrication of hierarchical analogues. There are three main goals the interdisciplinary team plans to achieve over the next four years: 1.) Improved fundamental understanding and development of models describing 'frictional adhesion', 2) Development of adhesion metrics and test standards for natural and artificial adhesive systems, and 3.) Design and fabrication of bioinspired articulated reversible adhesives integrating nano-, micro- and macro-scale components for adhesion and micro-robotic applications. By addressing the system through three cohesive goals, the team hopes to make significant gains into understanding and mimicking this unique and useful system.Reversible, reusable adhesives have applications in many areas including health and medicine, robotics and manufacturing. The general area of adhesion science is one that can be successfully utilized to excite and motivate students of many levels. A website and experiments are planned to not only bring together the scientific community studying this problem, but also to excite students of all levels, which demonstrate the basics of adhesion science. These experiments could be viewed on the web or used in classroom situations (i.e. materials are inexpensive and readily available). In addition, we propose the creation of a nano-art show to bring the realm of nanotechnology to the public. Finally, we plan to have students (graduate and undergraduate) travel between the three collaborative institutions as part of internship/exchange programs. This will give students invaluable access to expertise of all five investigators, as well as access to facilities and portions of the research to which they would otherwise not be exposed.

该团队计划更好地了解壁虎的粘附和动态，并将这种理解纳入层次类似物的设计和制造中。 There are three main goals the interdisciplinary team plans to achieve over the next four years: 1.) Improved fundamental understanding and development of models describing 'frictional adhesion', 2) Development of adhesion metrics and test standards for natural and artificial adhesive systems, and 3.) Design and fabrication of bioinspired articulated reversible adhesives integrating nano-, micro- and macro-scale components for adhesion and微生物应用。通过三个凝聚力的目标来解决系统，该团队希望能够在理解和模仿这个独特而有用的系统中取得巨大的收益。可逆的可重复使用的粘合剂在许多领域都有应用，包括健康和医学，机器人技术和制造业。粘附科学的一般领域是可以成功地利用并激发许多层次的学生的领域。计划进行网站和实验，不仅将研究这个问题的科学界汇集在一起​​，还可以激发各个层次的学生，这表明了粘附科学的基础。可以在网络上查看这些实验或在课堂情况下使用（即材料便宜且容易获得）。 此外，我们建议创建一个纳米艺术表演，以将纳米技术领域带给公众。 最后，我们计划在三个协作机构之间的学生（研究生和本科）旅行，作为实习/交流计划的一部分。 这将使学生获得所有五位调查人员的专业知识的宝贵访问权限，并可以访问否则他们将不会暴露的设施和部分研究。