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- Underwater adhesives are gaining popularity across various industries, with clingfish studied for their effective sucker disk structures that provide strong grip on surfaces.
- The research focused on how the combination of nanofilaments and mucus in clingfish contributes to strong adhesion, where nanofilaments enhance the adhesion force without reducing the area of contact.
- The findings revealed that the properties of the nanofilaments and mucus, like hardness and thickness, significantly influence the adhesion strength, highlighting the importance of balancing hard and soft materials for optimal performance.
Article Abstract
Underwater adhesive materials are in high demand in various fields, and fish species with sucker disks have attracted attention due to their superior performance and interesting structures. The clingfish, in particular, is widely known for using hierarchical sucker disk structures to demonstrate rapid and strong adhesion to rocky surfaces under strong currents. We examined the combination of nanofilaments and mucus in the clingfish sucker disk. Nanofilaments reinforce mucus adhesion force by reducing the compliance without affecting the contact area. We prepared structures from hard polymers and soft polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) that mimicked clingfish sucker nanofilaments and mucus, with these biomimetic structures showing significant adhesion force underwater. Furthermore, the hardness and length of the nanofilaments and Young's modulus and thickness of the mucus-mimicking PDMS layer had critical effects on the adhesion force. According to the results, clingfish nanofilaments act as hard bracing for the soft mucus, and the structural combination of the conflicting characteristics of hardness and softness, thus achieved, is crucial for strong adhesion.
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