"The secret to robust and reversible underwater adhesion: The answer lies in epidermal growth factor (EGF) domain." ScienceDaily. www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 01 / 250123110328.htm ...

Osaka, Japan – If you have ever felt the frustration of trying to re-stick a used sticky note, you will understand the challenge of reversible adhesion. Adhesives that can strongly bond to surfaces, ...

image: Snails can anchor themselves in place using a structure known as an epiphragm. The snail's slimy secretion works its way into the pores found on even seemingly smooth surfaces, then hardens, ...

(Top) Underwater Adhesion Mechanism using Barbatia-inspired EGF Domain/N-acetylglucosamine Binding (Bottom) Comparison of adhesion energy. Credit: POSTECH A research team at POSTECH has uncovered the ...

The promise of reusable sticky things, from Post-it Notes to Blu Tack, has never quite been fulfilled. They're just never quite as sticky the second time around, or the third. But now, a team of ...

SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Soft robotics, which uses flexible and deformable materials, is an emerging field in autonomous systems. It has recently been applied to ...

A reversibly adhesive material inspired by a fish could be useful for wound healing and other biomedical applications. The material has been developed by researchers at Hokkaido University. Hydrogels ...

With a background in comparative biomechanics, Andrew Smith’s research on adhesive biomaterials has become more interdisciplinary over the course of his research career, intermingling biochemistry and ...

(Nanowerk News) If you've ever pressed a picture-hanging strip onto the wall only to realize it's slightly off-center, you know the disappointment behind adhesion as we typically experience it: it may ...

Snails can anchor themselves in place using a structure known as an epiphragm. The snail's slimy secretion works its way into the pores found on even seemingly smooth surfaces, then hardens, providing ...