Enhanced Skin Adhesive Patch with Modulus-Tunable Composite Micropillars

Won Gyu Bae, Doogon Kim, Moon Kyu Kwak, Laura Ha, Seong Min Kang, Kahp Y. Suh

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Abstract

Modulus-tunable composite micropillars are presented by combining replica molding and selective inking for skin adhesive patch in "ubiquitous"-health diagnostic devices. Inspired from hierarchical hairs in the gecko's toe pad, a simple method is presented to form composite polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) micropillars that are highly adhesive (∼1.8 N cm-2) and mechanically robust (∼30 cycles).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)109-113
Number of pages5
JournalAdvanced healthcare materials
Volume2
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2013

Keywords

  • Biomimetics
  • Dry adhesive
  • Geckos
  • Skin patches
  • Ubiquitous healthcare

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