07/16/2019 – Trinity option – Science

Creating a composition capable of ultra-strong and at the same time reversible adhesion is not an easy task. A new adhesive material developed by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania in the image of snail mucus can be described as superglue, which gives its users the margin for error. With the help of this adhesive material, you can not only firmly glue the parts together, but also, if such a need suddenly arises, change their position relative to each other, separate them without destroying either the parts or the adhesive, and then re-glue them. For a new material, the “gluing-unsticking” cycle does not lead to a decrease in the bonding strength of the parts glued together. This ability of the adhesive can be appreciated by many who have had to do it at home...