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Science 12 October 2007:
Vol. 318. no. 5848, pp. 203 - 204
DOI: 10.1126/science.1149994
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MATERIALS SCIENCE:
Biomimetic Solutions to Sticky Problems

W. Jon. P. Barnes

In a smart adhesive inspired by biological adhesive structures, subsurface structures dramatically increase adhesive strength.

The author is at the Centre for Cell Engineering, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK. E-mail: j.barnes{at}bio.gla.ac.uk

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