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Double Peeling Mechanism Inspired by Biological Adhesive Systems: An Experimental Study

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In this study, we have performed, for the first time, a detailed experimental test of the double peeling configuration, including the role of pre-strain and different initial peeling angles. Double peeling systems consist of two adhesive tapes in contact with a substrate and are loaded at a common hinge. Such systems are widely observed in the hairy attachment pads of insects, arachnids, and reptiles. It was previously shown that the antagonistic work of such opposing tape-like contacts lead to enhanced, stable, and robust attachment, if compared to the single peeling configuration. The obtained results are in very good agreement with recent theoretical models and may help explaining the functional mechanisms of biological attachment systems.

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This book chapter is based on the original publication L. Heepe, S. Raguseo, and S.N. Gorb, An experimental study of double peeling mechanism inspired by biological adhesive systems, Appl. Phys. A, DOI:10.1007/s00339-016-0753-9, (2017), with permission of Springer. Extensive work of V. Kastner on the preliminary experiments is greatly acknowledged. We would like to thank E. Appel for assistance with Fig. 7.2a. We would like to thank A. Kovalev for helpful comments on the manuscript. This work was partially supported by CARTRIB Project of The Leverhulme Trust (S.N. Gorb) by projects CP 1550 and 1623 by a grant of the Cluster of Excellence 80 The Future Ocean (L. Heepe and S.N. Gorb). The Future Ocean is funded within the framework of the Excellence Initiative by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) on behalf of the German federal and state governments. S. Raguseo greatly acknowledges support of the Erasmus + programme of the European Union.

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Heepe, L., Raguseo, S., Gorb, S.N. (2017). Double Peeling Mechanism Inspired by Biological Adhesive Systems: An Experimental Study. In: Heepe, L., Xue, L., Gorb, S. (eds) Bio-inspired Structured Adhesives. Biologically-Inspired Systems, vol 9. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59114-8_7

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