Adhesion between side surface of an elastic beam and flat surface of a rigid body

Flexibility and Poisson effect on detachment of gecko-inspired adhesives

“…The beam theory has been used for the discussion of the geckos' adhesion mechanism [23][24][25][26], considering the adhesion at the side surface of the beam. These discussions focus on the peeling behavior of the spatulas.…”

An exact dual-integral formulation of the indentation of finite, free-standing, end-supported adhesive elastic layers

“…In recent years, indentation of thin adhesive structures has attracted the attention of researchers because of their applications in the electronics and computer industries, and in biological tissues. At the same time, adhesive layers themselves find applications in other devices/areas: in electronic devices like micro-/nano-electromechanical devices [11, 12]; in the characterization of adhesion of graphene membranes [13–15]; to model de-lamination of elastic layers [16] and the formation of blisters in them [17]; and to understand adhesion mechanisms in geckos [18], which are studied for proper design of grip-and-release adhesives [19]. Modelling and characterization of adhesive layers thus continues to attract great interest [20–22].…”