Tunable Adhesion for Bio-Integrated Devices
With the rapid development of bio-integrated devices and tissue adhesives, tunable adhesion to soft biological tissues started gaining momentum. Strong adhesion is desirable when used to efficiently transfer vital signals or as wound dressing and tissue repair, whereas weak adhesion is needed for ea...
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| description | With the rapid development of bio-integrated devices and tissue adhesives, tunable adhesion to soft biological tissues started gaining momentum. Strong adhesion is desirable when used to efficiently transfer vital signals or as wound dressing and tissue repair, whereas weak adhesion is needed for easy removal, and it is also the essential step for enabling repeatable use. Both the physical and chemical properties (e.g., moisture level, surface roughness, compliance, and surface chemistry) vary drastically from the skin to internal organ surfaces. Therefore, it is important to strategically design the adhesive for specific applications. Inspired largely by the remarkable adhesion properties found in several animal species, effective strategies such as structural design and novel material synthesis were explored to yield adhesives to match or even outperform their natural counterparts. In this mini-review, we provide a brief overview of the recent development of tunable adhesives, with a focus on their applications toward bio-integrated devices and tissue adhesives. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8a7db3e322c74418b0564dcf92b499c62022-12-22T02:27:49ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2018-10-0191052910.3390/mi9100529mi9100529Tunable Adhesion for Bio-Integrated DevicesZhaozheng Yu0Huanyu Cheng1Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, PA 16802, USADepartment of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, State College, PA 16802, USAWith the rapid development of bio-integrated devices and tissue adhesives, tunable adhesion to soft biological tissues started gaining momentum. Strong adhesion is desirable when used to efficiently transfer vital signals or as wound dressing and tissue repair, whereas weak adhesion is needed for easy removal, and it is also the essential step for enabling repeatable use. Both the physical and chemical properties (e.g., moisture level, surface roughness, compliance, and surface chemistry) vary drastically from the skin to internal organ surfaces. Therefore, it is important to strategically design the adhesive for specific applications. Inspired largely by the remarkable adhesion properties found in several animal species, effective strategies such as structural design and novel material synthesis were explored to yield adhesives to match or even outperform their natural counterparts. In this mini-review, we provide a brief overview of the recent development of tunable adhesives, with a focus on their applications toward bio-integrated devices and tissue adhesives.http://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/9/10/529bio-integrated devicestissue adhesivestunable adhesiondry/wet conditionssoft biological tissue |
| spellingShingle | Zhaozheng Yu Huanyu Cheng Tunable Adhesion for Bio-Integrated Devices Micromachines bio-integrated devices tissue adhesives tunable adhesion dry/wet conditions soft biological tissue |
| title | Tunable Adhesion for Bio-Integrated Devices |
| title_full | Tunable Adhesion for Bio-Integrated Devices |
| title_fullStr | Tunable Adhesion for Bio-Integrated Devices |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tunable Adhesion for Bio-Integrated Devices |
| title_short | Tunable Adhesion for Bio-Integrated Devices |
| title_sort | tunable adhesion for bio integrated devices |
| topic | bio-integrated devices tissue adhesives tunable adhesion dry/wet conditions soft biological tissue |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/9/10/529 |
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