Papers on animal adhesion that may be relevant.

• Mussel Byssus: hair like structures they secrete which grip the substrate individually and do things like load sharing. Bell_MechanicalDesignMusselByssus_1996.pdf
• Paper Mark found about the wet adhesion in ants. Federle_WetAdhesionInAnts_2002.pdf
• Investigation into suction vs. wet adhesion or gluing in Limpet attachment. Smith_SuctionInLimpets_1991.pdf
• Overview of adhesive gels in invertebrates. Gets into much more specifics about structure and such than we really care about, but still might be useful. Smith_InvertebrateAdhesiveGels_2002.pdf

-- BarrettHeyneman - 06 Dec 2008

WetAdhesionRevisited by Mark on the old Twiki:

Copied from http://bdml.stanford.edu/twiki/bin/viewauth/Private/WetAdhesionRevisited :

-- MarkCutkosky - 25 Nov 2008

Micro piezo dispensing heads: http://www.microfab.com/equipment/devices.html (cyanoacrylate is among the acceptable fluids)

http://www.dispensinglink.com/manual_diaphragm.htm

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2007.10.064 review of MEMS micropumps

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=00659772 - gripping with low viscosity liquids

http://www.xavitech.com/?gclid=CJmQ6rO6j5cCFQ8Qagod7yF7jg

variously Google "mems micropump adhesive dispense"

Fishman Corporation for precise dispensing of cyanoacrylate adhesives (CAs).

new trends in cyanoacrylate adhesives (bonding to silicone rubber, rubber-filled for complaince...)

http://www.edn.com/pressRelease/2140242289.html

for stickybot repair? http://www.shop3m.com/urethane-adhesives.html

http://www.shop3m.com/3m-scotch-weld-polyurethane-reactive-adhesives.html

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