Bio-inspired reversible adhesion has significant potential in many fields requiring flexible grasping and manipulation,such as precision manufacturing,flexible electronics,and intelligent robotics.Despite extensive efforts for adhesive synthesis with a high adhesion strength at the interface,an effective strategy to actively tune the adhesion capacity between a strong attachment and an easy detachment spanning a wide range of scales has been lagged.Herein,we report a novel soft-hard-soft sandwiched composite design to achieve a stable,repeatable,and reversible strong adhesion with an easily scalable performance for a large area ranging from-1.5 to 150 cm2 and a high load ranging from-20 to 700 N.Theoretical studies indicate that this design can enhance the uniform loading for attachment by restraining the lateral shrinkage in the natural state,while facilitate a flexible peeling for detachment by causing stress concentration in the bending state,yielding an adhesion switching ratio of-54 and a switching time of less than-0.2 s.This design is further integrated into versatile grippers,climbing robots,and human climbing grippers,demonstrating its robust scalability for a reversible strong adhesion.This biomimetic design bridges microscopic interfacial interactions with macroscopic controllable applications,providing a universal and feasible paradigm for adhesion design and control.

Xiaosong LI;Pengpeng BAI;Xinxin LI;Lvzhou LI;Yuanzhe LI;Hongyu LU;Liran MA;Yonggang MENG;Yu TIAN

State Key Laboratory of Tribology,Department of Mechanical Engineering,Tsinghua University,Beijing 100084,China

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[1]Xiaosong LI;Pengpeng BAI;Xinxin LI;Lvzhou LI;Yuanzhe LI;Hongyu LU;Liran MA;Yonggang MENG;Yu TIAN-.Robust scalable reversible strong adhesion by gecko-inspired composite design)[J].摩擦（英文）,2022(08):1192-1207

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