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Aug 09, 2012
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Gecko feet hold clues to creating bandages that stick when wet
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University of Akron
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United States
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Medicine
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Scientists already know that the tiny hairs on geckos’ toe pads enable them to cling, like Velcro, to vertical surfaces. Now, University of Akron researchers are unfolding clues to the reptiles’ gripping power in wet conditions in order to create a synthetic adhesive that sticks when moist or on wet surfaces........> Full story
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