With 700,000 affected annually (Grant et al., 2013), ostomies are life-saving redirective surgeries for those who have defective waste systems (e.g. urinary and digestive) caused by acute diverticulitis, colorectal cancer, trauma or inflammatory bowel disease (Burch, 2005; Dabirian et al., 2010). As a result of these surgical interventions, the stoma (i.e. an artificial opening) is created through the abdomen wall from the bladder, ileum or colon. To collect the stoma effluent, most use a one-piece closed ostomy bag that is often adhered around the stoma and disposed daily (Voergaard et al., 2007). Current ostomy bags have two main limitations that lead to leakage: (a) face plates that are ineffective interfaces due to their overly stiff composition and (b) weak adhesion resulting in short wear time and difficult application. While various commercially available adhesive pastes and glues have been introduced to reinforce adhesion of ostomy bag to abdominal skin, existing adhesives for ostomy bags still lack the ability to form strong and stable adhesion, often resulting in premature failures and leakages. Such leaked digestive effluent can damage surrounding skin tissues, creating painful swelling and