Duct tape that never loses its stick

Gecko feet hold key to development of self-cleaning adhesives

Duct tape that never loses its stick. Bandages that come off without sticky residue or an "ouch." Gecko feet may hold the key to the development of synthetic self-cleaning adhesives, according to a biologist from Lewis & Clark College. The research is published in the January 3, 2005 online early edition of the Proceedings from the National Academy of Sciences of the United States, or PNAS.

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