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US 2014/0004291 A1Published application
Dry adhesives and methods for making dry adhesives
OwnerMetin Sitti, Seok Kiminventors
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Abstract
A dry adhesive and a method of forming a dry adhesive. The method includes forming an opening through an etch layer and to a barrier layer, expanding the opening in the etch layer at the barrier layer, filling the opening with a material, removing the barrier layer from the material in the opening, and removing the etch layer from the material in the opening.
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A dry adhesive fiber structure, comprising:
- a dry adhesive fiber including:
- a tip having a surface and an end opposite the surface;
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- a stem having (i) a distal end connected to the end of the tip at a tip point of connection, (ii) a proximal end opposite the distal end, (iii) a longitudinal length from the distal end to the proximal end, and (iv) a plurality of cross-sectional areas along the longitudinal length.
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