SBIR/STTR Research Award
Self-Cleaning Dynamic Adhesive Materials
Award amount
$98,951Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2001Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- Recipient company
- Cape Cod Research
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
The proposed research mimics the adhesive strategy of geckos to produce a novel, dry, self-cleaning dynamically modulated adhesive. A soft mat of artificial hairs allows the adhesive force of the sticky spatulae to be modulated. This facilitates easyengagement and disengagement with the surface, as well as, promoting self-cleaning.The proposed effort would lead to a novel self-cleaning dry adhesive that can rapidly modulate force over a large surface area. The potential commercial applicationsinclude any application currently using hook-and-loop fasteners, such as clothing.
Technology keywords
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