This development project for a drug delivery wearable's micropump needed an engineered solution for both adhesion and slip.

Schematic illustration of Friction Force Microscopy (FFM). The AFM cantilever, a small diving board-like structure about 200 micrometers long, 50 micrometers wide, and 1 micrometer thick, has a sharp ...

The performance of modern tires is fundamentally governed by the frictional properties of rubber. Complex interactions between viscoelastic material behaviour, adhesion at the contact interface and ...

Forces and nanoscopic friction in confined systems containing adsorbed polymers, biopolymers, polyelectrolytes, liquid crystals, and self-assembled monolayers; Effects of surface roughness and ...

Figure 1: Fiber displacement due to insufficient adhesion force (left) and simplified force equilibrium on winding surface (right). Photo Credit, all images: IVW Leibniz-Institut für Verbundwerkstoffe ...

Atomic force microscopy has the capacity to identify a range of nanoscale properties alongside topography in any environment; this is central to the power and extensive applicability of this method.

In their exploration of smart materials with tunable friction, scientists have made interesting observations regarding the structure of materials. In experiments they found that friction forces are ...

Powder tribology offers a way to understand particle interactions at their contact points, capturing both interparticle friction and surface adhesion. These interactions have been studied in ...

Touch surfaces have become ubiquitous and enable users to intuitively manipulate the displayed contents with their fingers. One limitation is that they cannot represent various types of surface states ...

Leibniz-Institut für Verbundwerkstoffe (IVW) has been active in the research field of fibre composites for more than 30 years, from the concept to the finished part. During this time, it has also been ...