Mechanical properties of Gecko-inspired adhesives

• Grant number: 15/14682-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Doctorate
• Start date: October 01, 2015
• End date: September 30, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Condensed Matter Physics
• Principal Investigator: Douglas Soares Galvão
• Grantee: Rafael Amatte Bizão
• Supervisor: Nicola Maria Pugno
• Host Institution: Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin (IFGW). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Universitá degli Studi di Trento, Italy
• Associated to the scholarship: 13/17468-5 - Design of Smart Surfaces With Tunable Wetting Behavior, BP.DR

Abstract

We will investigate the mechanical properties of adhesives inspired in geckos. We will create structural models using molecular dynamics simulations and finite elements for structures mimicking gecko foot properties. These models will be based on carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoribbons. (AU)