From Liquid Chaos a New Material
Adhesive With Stickiness of Gecko Legs Source: North Carolina State University New Liquid Manufacturing Process This is a new and very novel approach to manufacturing. A new adhesive has been created by harvesting liquid driven chaos. It's the invention of scientists at North Caroline State University. It's said to pave the way for a new generation of soft nanomaterials including for gels, food, pastes, nonwovens and coatings. Stickiness of Gecko Legs The adhesive created by the process can adhere to virtually any surface. The team employed liquid manufacturing which involves dissolving a polymer and rapidly mixing it with another liquid. The chaotic turbulence results in branched particles. The thinnest particles create a corona of nanofibers that result in adhesive. The material, according to the team, has the stickiness of Gecko legs. New, Scalable, Inexpensive Manufacturing This new invention is a unique manufacturing process that works with many poly