• Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.403-407
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• 2010

Gecko adhesion system consists of beam-shaped seta and spatula which has the role of adhesive pad. In this paper, adhesion mechanism of gecko adhesion system is performed by using adhesive beam contact model. this model has a feature of non-uniform stress profile on the contact surface and adhesion/detachment mechanism is determined by the tensile stress of the contact region. a spatula tip pad has the role of reduction of maximum tensile stress and adhesive force is increased due to this effect. As for a reverse loading case, maximum compressive stress drops by the spatula effect and this cause unsymmetric loading conditions between adhesion and detachment forces. In this study, finite element method is used for the analysis of adhesive beam contact model and the results for spatula effect are presented.

• Journal of Korean Electronics
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• v.11 no.7
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• pp.91-97
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• 1991

• Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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• 2010.04a
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• pp.550-553
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 seta와 spatula로 구성된 게코(gecko) 접착 시스템의 해석을 위한 새로운 adhesive beam contact model을 제시한다. adhesive contact 해석에 있어서 기존의 JKR model은 nano pillar와 같은 형태의 접촉방식의 해석에는 매우 유용하지만, seta와 같이 보(beam)의 형상을 가지는 구조물의 접촉방식의 해석에는 부적합하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 seta와 같은 보의 형상을 가지는 접촉 시스템의 해석을 위해 adhesive beam contact model을 제시하고, 유한요소 해석을 통하여 접촉면에서의 불균일한 응력분포 상태가 분리 메커니즘에 미치는 영향에 대한 해석 결과를 제시한다. 또한 spatula의 기하학적 형상과 보의 접촉각(contact angle)등이 seta adhesion system의 분리 메커니즘(detachment mechanism)에 미치는 영향에 대한 결과를 제시한다.

• 기계와재료
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.16-25
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• 2011

본고는 자연모사공학에서 출발하여, 자연계에 존재하는 건식 접착 성질을 이용하기 위한 방법으로서 게코도마뱀의 발바닥 섬모 구조를 모사하기 위한 방안들을 설명하고 그 응용분야를 전망한다. 도마뱀의 섬모 구조가 가지는 네 가지 특징들은 고분자 폴리머 재료와 나노 신장 기술, 2단계 UV 자외선 성형 기술, 전자빔 조사 등과 같은 기술을 통해 구조 및 기능의 모사가 가능하고 실제로 제작된 구조는 좋은 접착 특성을 나타냄을 알 수 있었다. 이를 토대로 다양한 섬모 구조에서의 접착 성능을 분석하고 실제 생활에서 바이오 패치로의 응용 가능성을 제시하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2013.02a
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• pp.86-86
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• 2013

자연은 인류가 삶은 유지하는 터전이다. 자연을 사전에서 찾아보면 "1. 사람의 힘이 더해지지 아니하고 세상에 스스로 존재하거나 우주에 저절로 이루어지는 모든 존재나 상태, 2. 사람의 힘이 더해지지 아니하고 저절로 생겨난 산, 강, 바다, 식물, 동물 따위의 존재. 또는 그것들이 이루는 지리적 지질적 환경"의 의미를 갖는다고 풀이되어 있다. 이러한 자연에는 인간이 배울 많은 지혜로움이 존재한다. 최근 이러한 자연의 지혜로움을 배워 공학적으로 응용하려는 시도가 이루어지고 있다. 특히 나노/마이크로 구조를 가지면 고유의 고효율/고기능 특성을 구현하는 자연의 표면을 배우고자 하는 연구가 활발하다. 연잎의 자기세정, 나방 눈의 반사방지, 몰포나비 날개의 구조색, 게코발바닥의 건식접착, 나미브사막 딱정벌레의 안개포집 등이 대표적인 나노/마이크로 구조를 기반으로 하는 기능성 자연표면의 대표적인 사례들이다. 본 발표에서는 이러한 자연의 나노구조를 기반으로 하는 기능성 표면과 이들이 어떻게 응용될 수 있는지 소개하고자 한다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.39 no.11
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• pp.1099-1103
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• 2015

Recently, there have been several studies on the inspiration and application of optimized natural structures. One study introduced a new adhesion method that was inspired by the feet of geckos because of their superior features such as high adhesion strength, ease-of-removal, and they are environmentally friendly. Various micro- or nano-structures were fabricated and tested for gecko-like dry adhesives, but gecko-like dry adhesives that were developed became easily worn from frequent use. In this study, we propose a metal-coating method to improve the durability of gecko-like dry adhesives. We evaluate the initial adhesion strength and durability by performing repeated adhesion tests on a glass plate. The initial adhesive strength of gold-coated micro-structures was 60% of that for non-coated ones. However, the adhesive strength of gold-coated micro-structures was kept as 58% of their initial adhesion strength, while that of non-coated ones was only 40%.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.40 no.7
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• pp.673-677
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• 2016

Recently, engineering applications have started to adopt solutions inspired by nature. The peculiar adhesive properties of gecko skin are an example, as they allow the animal to move freely on vertical walls and even on ceilings. The high adhesive forces between gecko feet and walls are due to the hierarchical microscopical structure of the skin. In this study, the effect of metal coatings on the adhesive strength of synthetic, hierarchically structured, dry adhesives was investigated. Synthetic dry adhesives were fabricated using PDMS micro-molds prepared by photolithography. Metal coatings on synthetic dry adhesives were formed by plasma sputtering. Adhesive strength was measured by pure shear tests. The highest adhesion strengths were found with coatings composed of 4 nm thick layers of Indium, 8 nm thick layers of Zinc and 6 nm thick layers of Gold, respectively.

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.373-380
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• 2018

We examined activities of adult (n=9, 3 females and 6 males) and juvenile (n=4) Schlegel's Japanese gecko (Gekko japonicus) in an indoor vivarium for 47 days to study the preference and competition for shelters at day and night. The result showed the strong correlation between the temperature inside the shelter and the body temperature of Schlegel's Japanese gecko and more individuals observed outside the shelters at nighttime than daytime. Both adults and juveniles showed a preference for certain shelters. The adults preferred the warmer shelters in the daytime while the juveniles preferred the same shelter in both daytime and nighttime. Both adults and juveniles observed outside the shelter at the nighttime had higher body temperature than those found inside. In the daytime, the body temperature of adults was higher than that of juveniles, but there was no significant difference in the nighttime. The results imply that G. japonicus, which is the nocturnal lizard, prefers the shelters with higher temperature and that there is the competition for shelters between adults and juveniles. This study provides the reference data on the relationships between the body temperature and the activities of G. japonicus.