SearchNew BMBF project on nano adhesion pads
CPI and the IMTEK Laboratory for Assembly and Packaging Technology (Prof. Wilde) were recently awarded a grant for the development of "nanopads" based on a bio-inspired approach.
For enhanced assembly processes in the micro-nano-integration novel adhesion pads will be designed at solid surfaces. Microstructures that consist of precisely defined small adhesive pads will be prepared on surfaces by lithography (top-down). Complementary, bio-inspired adhesive nanopads will be prepared and self-assembled on solid surfaces with bottom-up processes that mimic the adhesion of seashells to solid surfaces. The research project will further focus on the use of these micro- and nanopads for self-organized assembly process. Principles for micro-positioning using pad structures for self-assembly and for adaptive assembly will comprise surface energy and electrostatic forces.