Model of the experimental setup for determining the adhesive force of a bacterium: The corrugated surface allows the lower part of the bacterium (diameter 1 micrometre) to be characterized using ...

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has established itself as a decisive tool for probing nanoscale interactions, particularly adhesion forces and capillary phenomena. A precise understanding of these ...

Schematic illustration showing the 'tug-of-war' competition between expansion force and microbial adhesive force. The separation of individual bacterial cells from each other reflects the competition ...

The development of the world’s “stickiest non-sticky” material was inspired by the petite feet of the gecko. Stanford Mechanical Engineering professor Mark Cutkosky’s Biomimetics and Dexterous ...

Scientists have developed a smart, reusable adhesive more than ten times stronger than a gecko's feet adhesion, pointing the way for development of reusable superglue and grippers capable of holding ...

Atomic force microscopy has the capacity to identify a range of nanoscale properties alongside topography in any environment; this is central to the power and extensive applicability of this method.