WO2013109695A1 - Double- and multi-sided adhesive devices - Google Patents

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WO2013109695A1
WO2013109695A1 PCT/US2013/021846 US2013021846W WO2013109695A1 WO 2013109695 A1 WO2013109695 A1 WO 2013109695A1 US 2013021846 W US2013021846 W US 2013021846W WO 2013109695 A1 WO2013109695 A1 WO 2013109695A1
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Alfred J. Crosby
Michael Bartlett
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  • the invention generally relates to designs, devices, materials and methods useful for weight-bearing. More particularly, the invention relates to designs, devices, systems, materials and fabrication methods that provide adhesive devices that are double or multiple sided and are capable of adhering to two or more surfaces simultaneously. Such devices are high-load bearing, easily released, and suitable for extended/repeated use in a variety of applications.
  • PSAs Pressure sensitive adhesives
  • Conventional PSAs have found use in pressure sensitive tapes, labels, note pads, automobile interior trims, and a wide variety of other products.
  • PSAs typically rely on ubiquitous surface force interactions, such as van der Waals forces, to transfer stress across an interface.
  • PSAs can adhere to a surface because the adhesive is soft enough to flow, or wet, the adherend. The adhesive needs to be hard enough to resist flow when stress is applied to the bond at the interface.
  • PSAs exhibit viscoelastic (viscous and elastic) properties, both of which may be used for creating proper bonding.
  • PSAs are mainly fabricated from soft, viscoelastic polymer materials (e.g., coatings), which are used either independently or in conjunction with a backing material, such as a stiff film or cloth.
  • a backing material such as a stiff film or cloth.
  • PSAs alter their bulk properties by relying upon a complex formulation of both elastic and viscoelastic components to delicately balance the ability of a material to form an interface (or "wet a surface") and the resistance to separation once the interface is formed.
  • PSAs are viscoelastic to allow the polymer coating to conform easily with a rough surface while dissipating mechanical energy (i.e., pressure) that is required for conformality;
  • a measure for strong PSA materials is tack energy, which is the total energy dissipated during the separation of a PSA/substrate interface;
  • High tack PSAs are typically not conducive to multiple loading applications due to the irreversible (i.e. inelastic) materials processes that are used to produce high levels of tack.
  • the invention provides unique releasable adhesive devices that are capable of simultaneously adhering to two or multiple target surfaces of various nature and allow high load capacity, are reusable, easy release and suitable for extended and repeated use.
  • Adhesive systems and devices, as well as related methods, disclosed herein can be designed, for example, to fit a number of applications ranging from household weight-bearing shelves and holders, components for transportation, athletic equipment, labels and advertising posts, automobile interior trims, permanent or reversible fasteners, as well as instruments and devices for industrial, commercial, medical or military applications.
  • the invention generally relates to a releasable, surface-adhesive device capable of simultaneous adhesion to two or more target surfaces.
  • the device includes: two or more adhesive pads and a tether component attached to the two or more adhesive pads to form a surface-adhesive device capable of simultaneous adhesion to two or more target surfaces.
  • Each adhesive pad independently includes: a planar backing layer having high in-plane stiffness, and a planar layer of an elastic material having an adhesive surface on at least one side for adhering to a target surface, wherein the elastic material is impregnated onto the backing layer on at least the side opposing the adhesive surface.
  • the device includes two (a first and a second) adhesive pads. Each independently includes: a planar layer of an elastic material having an adhesive surface on one side for adhering to a target surface; and a planar backing layer having high in-plane stiffness, wherein the backing layer is impregnated onto the layer of the elastic material on the side opposing the adhesive surface.
  • the tether component has a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being attached to the first planar backing layer and the distal end being attached to the second planar backing layer.
  • the planar backing layer of the first adhesive pad, the tether component, and the planar backing layer of the second adhesive pad together consecutively form a single continuous planar component.
  • the adhesive surface of the first adhesive pad and the adhesive surface of the second adhesive pad are on the same side of the single continuous planar component.
  • the adhesive surface of the first adhesive pad and the adhesive surface of the second adhesive pad are on the opposite side of the single continuous planar component.
  • the planar backing layer of the first adhesive pad is attached to the proximal end of the tether component, and the tether component at the distal end is attached to the backing layer of the second adhesive pad.
  • the planar backing layer of the first adhesive pad, the tether component, and the planar backing layer of the second adhesive pad do not to consecutively form a single continuous planar component.
  • the adhesive surface of the first adhesive pad and the adhesive surface of the second adhesive pad are placed on the same side of the tether component.
  • the adhesive surface of the first adhesive pad and the adhesive surface of the second adhesive pad are placed on the opposite side of the tether component.
  • the proximal end of the tether component may be attached substantially at the center of the backing layer of the first adhesive pad and the distal end of the tether component is attached substantially at the center of the backing layer of the second adhesive pad.
  • the proximal end of the tether component may also be attached substantially away from the center of the backing layer of the first adhesive pad and the distal end of the tether component is attached substantially away from the center of the backing layer of the second adhesive pad. It is to be noted that any suitable attachments may be employed dependent on the specific applications.
  • planar backing layer of the first adhesive pad and the tether component together form a single continuous planar component, and wherein the planar backing layer of the second adhesive pad together do not form a single continuous planar component.
  • the invention generally relates to a releasable, surface-adhesive system capable of simultaneous adhesion to two target surfaces.
  • the system includes: a first adhesive pad; a first tether component; a second adhesive pad; and a second tether component.
  • the first adhesive pad includes: a first planar backing layer having high in-plane stiffness; and a first planar layer of an elastic material having a first adhesive surface on at least one side for adhering to a target surface, wherein the elastic material is impregnated onto the first planar backing layer on at least the side opposing the first adhesive surface.
  • the first tether component is attached to the first adhesive pad via an attachment to the first planar backing layer.
  • the second adhesive pad includes: a second planar backing layer having high in-plane stiffness; and a second planar layer of an elastic material having a second adhesive surface on at least one side for adhering to a target surface, wherein the elastic material is impregnated onto the second planar backing layer on at least the side opposing the second adhesive surface.
  • the second tether component is attached to the second adhesive pad via an attachment to the second planar backing layer.
  • Each of the first and second tether components respectively, comprises a first and a second fastener being able to mechanically join the first and the second tether components via a locking mechanism between the first and the second fasteners.
  • the first planar backing layer and the first tether component together consecutively form a first single continuous planar component
  • the second planar backing layer and the second tether component together consecutively form a second single continuous planar component.
  • the adhesive surface of the first adhesive pad and the adhesive surface of the second adhesive pad are on the same side of the single continuous planar component.
  • the adhesive surface of the first adhesive pad and the adhesive surface of the second adhesive pad are on the opposite side of the single continuous planar component.
  • the first planar backing layer and the first tether component together do not form a single continuous planar component, and wherein the second planar backing layer and the second tether component together do not form a single continuous planar component.
  • the adhesive surface of the first adhesive pad and the adhesive surface of the second adhesive pad are placed on the same side of the tether component.
  • the adhesive surface of the first adhesive pad and the adhesive surface of the second adhesive pad are placed on the opposite side of the tether component.
  • the proximal end of the first tether component may be attached substantially at the center of the planar backing layer of the first adhesive pad, and the proximal end of the second tether component is attached substantially at the center of the planar backing layer of the second adhesive pad.
  • the proximal end of the first tether component may also attached substantially away from the center of the backing layer of the first adhesive pad, and the distal end of the second tether component is attached substantially away from the center of the planar backing layer of the second adhesive pad. Any suitable attachments may be employed dependent on the specific applications.
  • the invention generally relates to a releasable, surface-adhesive device capable of simultaneous adhesion to two or more target surfaces.
  • the device includes: two or more planar layers each comprising an elastic material, wherein each planar layer has on one side an adhesive surface for adhering to a target surface and on the other side a backing layer having high in-plane stiffness, wherein the elastic material impregnating into the backing layer. A portion of each backing layer extends beyond the layer of the elastic material to form an area of the backing layer un-impregnated with the elastic material.
  • first planar backing layer and the first tether component together form a first single continuous planar component, and wherein the second planar backing layer and the second tether component together do not form a second single continuous planar component.
  • the invention generally relates to a method for releasably holding a weight simultaneously on two or more target surfaces.
  • the method includes: providing a releasable, surface-adhesive device; and attaching a weight to the device.
  • the releasable, surface- adhesive device includes a first and a second adhesive pads and a tether component.
  • Each adhesive pad independently includes: (1) a planar layer of an elastic material having an adhesive surface on one side for adhering to a target surface; and (2) a planar backing layer having high in- plane stiffness, wherein the backing layer is impregnated onto the layer of the elastic material on the side opposing the adhesive surface.
  • the tether component has a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end is attached to the first planar backing layer and the distal end is attached to the second planar backing layer.
  • the invention generally relates to a method for releasably holding a weight simultaneously on two or more target surfaces.
  • the method includes: providing a releasable, surface-adhesive system; and attaching a weight to the device.
  • the releasable, surface- adhesive system includes: a first adhesive pad, a first tether component, a second adhesive pad, and a second tether component.
  • the first adhesive pad include: (1) a first planar backing layer having high in-plane stiffness; and (2) a first planar layer of an elastic material having a first adhesive surface on at least one side for adhering to a target surface, wherein the elastic material is impregnated onto the first planar backing layer on at least the side opposing the first adhesive surface.
  • the first tether component is attached to the first adhesive pad via an attachment to the first planar backing layer.
  • the second adhesive pad includes: (1) a second planar backing layer having high in-plane stiffness; and (2) a second planar layer of an elastic material having a second adhesive surface on at least one side for adhering to a target surface, wherein the elastic material is impregnated onto the second planar backing layer on at least the side opposing the second adhesive surface.
  • the second tether component is attached to the second adhesive pad via an attachment to the second planar backing layer.
  • Each of the first and second tether components respectively, comprises a first and a second fastener being able to mechanically join the first and the second tether components via a locking mechanism between the first and the second fasteners.
  • the invention generally relates to a method for making a releasable, surface-adhesive device.
  • the method includes: providing in sequence a rigid backing layer, a layer of a first elastic material impregnated on a fabric material, a spacer layer, a layer of a second elastic material on a fabric material, and a substrate layer; and assembling the releasable, surface-adhesive device by pressing the layers together.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic illustration of an exemplary embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows certain design factors and schematic illustrations.
  • FIG. 3 shows a schematic illustration of an exemplary fabrication process.
  • FIG. 4 shows schematic illustrations of various embodiments of the invention for the pad-tether connection.
  • FIG. 5 shows a schematic illustration of an exemplary embodiment of a double-sided adhesive device.
  • FIG. 6 shows a schematic illustration of an exemplary embodiment of a double-sided adhesive device.
  • FIG. 7 shows a schematic illustration of an exemplary embodiment of a double-sided adhesive device.
  • FIG. 8 shows a schematic illustration of an exemplary embodiment of a double-sided adhesive device.
  • FIG. 9 shows a schematic illustration of an exemplary embodiment of a double-sided adhesive device.
  • FIG. 10 shows a schematic illustration of an exemplary embodiment of a double-sided adhesive device.
  • FIG. 11 shows a schematic illustration of an exemplary embodiment of a double-sided adhesive device.
  • FIG. 12 shows a schematic illustration of an exemplary embodiment of a double-sided adhesive device.
  • FIG. 13 shows exemplary force vs. displacement measurements for characterizing maximum force supported under pure shear loading for "T-pad" structures.
  • FIG. 14 shows exemplary maximum shear force supported for various "T-pad" configurations, live geckos, and non-fabric backed polymer coatings as a function of the square root of interfacial area normalized by in-plane compliance.
  • FIG. 15 shows exemplary failure force per unit width as a function of peel angle for various "T-pad" configurations.
  • FIG. 16 shows certain examples of complete "T-Pad” structures supporting loads on various surfaces.
  • FIG. 17 shows exemplary plot of modulus against frequency for an example of polyurethane.
  • FIG. 18 shows exemplary results of a controlled displacement test (load plotted against extension).
  • FIG. 19 shows exemplary results of the repeatability of a polyurethane adhesive pad undergoing cyclic loading.
  • FIG. 20 shows static load test performed with polyurethane adhesives holding 136 kg.
  • FIG. 21 shows exemplary load data from polyurethane adhesives with a variety of substrates.
  • FIG. 22 shows the static load test performed on (A) a center loaded PDMS adhesive pad holding a 42" flat panel television and (B) a center loaded polyurethane adhesive pad holding a hooded sweatshirt on drywall.
  • FIG. 23 shows schematic illustrations of the loading angle dependence for the high capacity and easy release adhesive pads.
  • FIG. 24 shows an exemplary image of an embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 25 shows an exemplary image of an embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 26 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of fabricating an adhesive pad according to the invention.
  • the invention provides unique releasable adhesive devices, as well as related methods, that enable simultaneously adherence to two or multiple target surfaces of various nature and allow high load capacity, are reusable, easy release and suitable for extended and repeated use.
  • Adhesive systems and devices of the invention may be designed to fit a variety of utilities (e.g., household weight-bearing shelves and holders, components for transportation, athletic equipment, labels and advertising posts, automobile interior trims, permanent or reversible fasteners, as well as instruments and devices for industrial, commercial, medical or military applications).
  • the invention differs from prior art in the field of PSAs at least in that the present invention does not rely on viscoelastic properties to achieve performance controls, as do PSAs. Designs and systems of the invention allow separation time and energy to be minimized, while maintaining the ability to support extremely high-weight loads. In contrast to prior art in the development of gecko-type adhesives, the designs, systems and methods disclosed herein do not require the use of surface fibrillar structures to achieve desired attributes. Following the principles disclosed herein, one may mimic the engineering design of the toe and leg structures of common examples in Nature, such as geckos in vertical climbing.
  • the adhesive pad system utilized herein employs a "dry" adhesive pad structure, sometimes referred to as a "T-pad", an embodiment of which is schematically illustrated in FIG. 1.
  • T-pad device can support high loads under shear, normal, and multi-mode (i.e. peel) loadings while requiring minimal forces and energy for release (or separation) under specifically-designed release strategies.
  • the basic structure of the adhesive device is referred to as the "pad”, which is subsequently connected to a tether (e.g., a synthetic fabric tether), which may be referred to as the "tendon”.
  • the tether should maintain high stiffness along the primary axis of loading.
  • the connection between the tendon and the pad has pre-defined dimensions, orientation, and spatial location, according to particular needs, that can be modified to control the release strategy and provide tolerated balance of shear and normal loading.
  • an efficient and effective fabrication method may be used to fabricate the T-pad. The method involves integrating a thin layer of an elastic elastomer into a surface of a fabric.
  • the tether can be connected to the pad through any suitable methods, such as conventional sewing, stitching, or gluing, which allows easy control of dimensional, orientational, and spatial location of the attachment.
  • the attachment should provide sufficient load sharing and load bearing capacity, which can be controlled through the stitching pattern, width, and length.
  • Appropriate stitching patterns include straight stitching, zigzag stitching, multi zigzag stitch, satin stitching, honeycomb stitching, ladder stitch, double overlock stitch, and criss-cross stitching.
  • a particularly advantageous tether-pad connection is a straight-line stitch that is centered on the one axis of the pad and extends to a length of approximately 2/3 the chord length perpendicular the second pad axis.
  • the tether-pad connection should maintain rotational freedom while maintaining high stiffness in the direction of loading.
  • the tether-pad connection should preferably maintain equal load sharing along the entire length of the connection.
  • T-pad structure can act independently or in conjunction with an array of T-pad structures or units (referred to as a "T-surface"), which may be mounted with rotationally-free joints to a supporting substrate that can be rigid in one or more directions, for example.
  • T-surface an array of T-pad structures or units
  • multiple attachment points for the tether to the adhesive pad may also be employed.
  • FIG. 4 shows schematic illustrations of various T-pad configurations for the tether-pad connection.
  • Skeleton connection is not shown.
  • a single slab connection constitutes a continuous adhesive pad and support backing, which can then be divided into a larger number of discrete adhesive pads and support backings in which multiple tendons are used to create different configurations (e.g., a gradient length series configuration).
  • the off edge tendon connection and center loaded pad configurations constitute an adhesive pad and support backing where a planar tether attached to the adhesive pad substantially at the center, where the length of the attachment can be equal to the width in the case of the T-pad or some fraction or the width in the case of the center loaded pad. In both cases the tether attached to the adhesive pad allows for adjustment of the angle between the planar tether and the adhesive pad from about 0° to about 359°.
  • FIG. 5 A schematic illustration of an exemplary embodiment of a double-sided adhesive device is shown in FIG. 5.
  • Adhesive pads 1 and 2 are adhered to target surfaces 3 and 4.
  • Tether 5 connects to adhesive pads 1 and 2.
  • target surfaces 3 and 4 may form a variety of angles to each other.
  • the length of tether 5 is subject to variations per requirements of the application.
  • FIG. 6 schematically illustrates certain embodiments of the invention.
  • tether 5 and the backing layers of adhesive pads 1 and 2 are one piece of fabric material with adhesive pads 1 and 2 on opposite sides of tether 5.
  • tether 5 and the backing layers of adhesive pads 1 and 2 are one piece of fabric material but adhesive pads 1 and 2 are on the same side of tether 5.
  • FIG. 7 schematically illustrates certain embodiments of the invention where the tether and the backing layers of adhesive pads are not a single continuous piece of fabric material.
  • FIG. 7(a) which depicts side and front views of an exemplary configuration of a double-sided adhesive device
  • tether 5 and the backing layers of adhesive pads 1 and 2 are connected (e.g., may be stitched together) but are not a continuous single piece of fabric material.
  • Each of adhesive pads 1 and 2 forms an angle (e.g., a small acute angle of 1°-15°).
  • the adhesive pads 1 and 2 are attached to tether 5 such that generally face the opposite directions, whereas in FIG.
  • the adhesive pads 1 and 2 are attached to tether 5 such that generally face the same directions.
  • the attachment of the tether to the adhesive pads 1 and 2 may be at or near the center of the backing of the adhesive pad, but the attachment may also be substantially off- center, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 8(a) and (b).
  • FIG. 9 schematically illustrates certain embodiments of the invention where two adhesive pads can be joined together or disengaged by simple mechanical means.
  • FIG. 9(a) which depicts side and front views of an exemplary configuration of a double-sided adhesive device
  • tether 6 and the backing layer of adhesive pad 1 form one piece of fabric material.
  • tether 6 has a fastener component 8.
  • tether 7 and the backing layer of adhesive pad 2 form one piece of fabric material.
  • tether 7 has a fastener component 9.
  • Fastener components 8 and 9 can be mechanically joined or separated.
  • FIG. 9(b) shows the two adhesive pads are on the same side of the tether assembly.
  • FIG. 10 schematically illustrates certain other embodiments of the invention where two adhesive pads can be joined together or disengaged by simple mechanical means.
  • FIG. 10(a) depicts side and front views of an exemplary configuration of a double-sided adhesive device
  • fastener components 8 and 9 can be mechanically joined or separated.
  • FIG. 10(b) shows the two adhesive pads are on the same side of the tether assembly.
  • the major distinctions between the configurations shown in FIG. 10 and those depicted in FIG. 9 is the connection between an adhesive pads and their corresponding tethers.
  • FIG. 9 provides one-piece continuous pad to tether connectivity whereas FIG. 10 shows distinctive two-piece connectivity.
  • the attachments of the tether 6 to adhesive pad 1 and tether 7 to adhesive pad 2 may be at or near the center of the backing of the adhesive pad, but the attachments may also be substantially off-center as illustrated in FIG. 11(a) and (b), showing two exemplary embodiments: both adhesive pats are attached off-center as in FIG. 11(a) and one adhesive pad is attached off-center as in FIG. 11(b).
  • FIG. 12(a) and (b) schematically illustrates exemplary hybrid configurations where continuous one-piece connectivity and discontinuous two-piece connectivity are found in one system (with FIG. 12(a) showing an embodiment where the two adhesive pads face generally opposite directions, while in FIG. 12(b) the two adhesive pads face generally the same direction).
  • FIG. 12(c) shows an embodiment where fasteners are used to engage or disengage separate adhesive pad/tether assemblies.
  • the invention generally relates to a releasable, surface-adhesive device capable of simultaneous adhesion to two or more target surfaces.
  • the device includes: two or more adhesive pads and a tether component attached to the two or more adhesive pads to form a surface-adhesive device capable of simultaneous adhesion to two or more target surfaces.
  • Each adhesive pad independently includes: a planar backing layer having high in-plane stiffness, and a planar layer of an elastic material having an adhesive surface on at least one side for adhering to a target surface, wherein the elastic material is impregnated onto the backing layer on at least the side opposing the adhesive surface.
  • the device includes two (a first and a second) adhesive pads. Each independently includes: a planar layer of an elastic material having an adhesive surface on one side for adhering to a target surface; and a planar backing layer having high in-plane stiffness, wherein the backing layer is impregnated onto the layer of the elastic material on the side opposing the adhesive surface.
  • the tether component has a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being attached to the first planar backing layer and the distal end being attached to the second planar backing layer.
  • the planar backing layer of the first adhesive pad, the tether component, and the planar backing layer of the second adhesive pad together consecutively form a single continuous planar component.
  • the adhesive surface of the first adhesive pad and the adhesive surface of the second adhesive pad are on the same side of the single continuous planar component.
  • the adhesive surface of the first adhesive pad and the adhesive surface of the second adhesive pad are on the opposite side of the single continuous planar component.
  • the planar backing layer of the first adhesive pad is attached to the proximal end of the tether component, and the tether component at the distal end is attached to the backing layer of the second adhesive pad.
  • the planar backing layer of the first adhesive pad, the tether component, and the planar backing layer of the second adhesive pad do not to consecutively form a single continuous planar component.
  • the adhesive surface of the first adhesive pad and the adhesive surface of the second adhesive pad are placed on the same side of the tether component.
  • the adhesive surface of the first adhesive pad and the adhesive surface of the second adhesive pad are placed on the opposite side of the tether component.
  • the proximal end of the tether component may be attached substantially at the center of the backing layer of the first adhesive pad and the distal end of the tether component is attached substantially at the center of the backing layer of the second adhesive pad ("center-load").
  • the proximal end of the tether component may also be attached substantially away from the center of the backing layer of the first adhesive pad and the distal end of the tether component is attached substantially away from the center of the backing layer of the second adhesive pad ("off-center-load").
  • Any suitable attachments may be employed dependent on the specific applications, including a hybrid of center-load and off-center-load (where one adhesive pad-tether attachment is center-load and one adhesive pad-tether attachment is off-center-load).
  • planar backing layer of the first adhesive pad and the tether component together form a single continuous planar component, and wherein the planar backing layer of the second adhesive pad together do not form a single continuous planar component.
  • the invention generally relates to a releasable, surface-adhesive system capable of simultaneous adhesion to two target surfaces.
  • the system includes: a first adhesive pad; a first tether component; a second adhesive pad; and a second tether component.
  • the first adhesive pad includes: a first planar backing layer having high in-plane stiffness; and a first planar layer of an elastic material having a first adhesive surface on at least one side for adhering to a target surface, wherein the elastic material is impregnated onto the first planar backing layer on at least the side opposing the first adhesive surface.
  • the first tether component is attached to the first adhesive pad via an attachment to the first planar backing layer.
  • the second adhesive pad includes: a second planar backing layer having high in-plane stiffness; and a second planar layer of an elastic material having a second adhesive surface on at least one side for adhering to a target surface, wherein the elastic material is impregnated onto the second planar backing layer on at least the side opposing the second adhesive surface.
  • the second tether component is attached to the second adhesive pad via an attachment to the second planar backing layer.
  • Each of the first and second tether components respectively, comprises a first and a second fastener being able to mechanically join the first and the second tether components via a locking mechanism between the first and the second fasteners.
  • the first planar backing layer and the first tether component together consecutively form a first single continuous planar component
  • the second planar backing layer and the second tether component together consecutively form a second single continuous planar component.
  • the adhesive surface of the first adhesive pad and the adhesive surface of the second adhesive pad are on the same side of the single continuous planar component.
  • the adhesive surface of the first adhesive pad and the adhesive surface of the second adhesive pad are on the opposite side of the single continuous planar component.
  • the first planar backing layer and the first tether component together do not form a single continuous planar component, and wherein the second planar backing layer and the second tether component together do not form a single continuous planar component.
  • the adhesive surface of the first adhesive pad and the adhesive surface of the second adhesive pad are placed on the same side of the tether component.
  • the adhesive surface of the first adhesive pad and the adhesive surface of the second adhesive pad are placed on the opposite side of the tether component.
  • the proximal end of the first tether component may be attached substantially at the center of the planar backing layer of the first adhesive pad, and the proximal end of the second tether component is attached substantially at the center of the planar backing layer of the second adhesive pad.
  • the proximal end of the first tether component may also attached substantially away from the center of the backing layer of the first adhesive pad, and the distal end of the second tether component is attached substantially away from the center of the planar backing layer of the second adhesive pad. Any suitable attachments may be employed dependent on the specific applications.
  • the invention generally relates to a releasable, surface-adhesive device capable of simultaneous adhesion to two or more target surfaces.
  • the device includes: two or more planar layers each comprising an elastic material, wherein each planar layer has on one side an adhesive surface for adhering to a target surface and on the other side a backing layer having high in-plane stiffness, wherein the elastic material impregnating into the backing layer. A portion of each backing layer extends beyond the layer of the elastic material to form an area of the backing layer un-impregnated with the elastic material.
  • the first planar backing layer and the first tether component together form a first single continuous planar component, and wherein the second planar backing layer and the second tether component together do not form a second single continuous planar component.
  • the invention generally relates to a method for releasably holding a weight simultaneously on two or more target surfaces.
  • the method includes: providing a releasable, surface-adhesive device; and attaching a weight to the device.
  • the releasable, surface- adhesive device includes a first and a second adhesive pads and a tether component.
  • Each adhesive pad independently includes: (1) a planar layer of an elastic material having an adhesive surface on one side for adhering to a target surface; and (2) a planar backing layer having high in- plane stiffness, wherein the backing layer is impregnated onto the layer of the elastic material on the side opposing the adhesive surface.
  • the tether component has a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the proximal end is attached to the first planar backing layer and the distal end is attached to the second planar backing layer.
  • the invention generally relates to a method for releasably holding a weight simultaneously on two or more target surfaces.
  • the method includes: providing a releasable, surface-adhesive system; and attaching a weight to the device.
  • Tthe releasable, surface-adhesive system includes: a first adhesive pad, a first tether component, a second adhesive pad, and a second tether component.
  • the first adhesive pad include: (1) a first planar backing layer having high in-plane stiffness; and (2) a first planar layer of an elastic material having a first adhesive surface on at least one side for adhering to a target surface, wherein the elastic material is impregnated onto the first planar backing layer on at least the side opposing the first adhesive surface.
  • the first tether component is attached to the first adhesive pad via an attachment to the first planar backing layer.
  • the second adhesive pad includes: (1) a second planar backing layer having high in-plane stiffness; and (2) a second planar layer of an elastic material having a second adhesive surface on at least one side for adhering to a target surface, wherein the elastic material is impregnated onto the second planar backing layer on at least the side opposing the second adhesive surface.
  • the second tether component is attached to the second adhesive pad via an attachment to the second planar backing layer.
  • Each of the first and second tether components respectively, comprises a first and a second fastener being able to mechanically join the first and the second tether components via a locking mechanism between the first and the second fasteners.
  • the invention generally relates to a method for making a releasable, surface-adhesive device.
  • the method includes: providing in sequence a rigid backing layer, a layer of a first elastic material impregnated on a fabric material, a spacer layer, a layer of a second elastic material on a fabric material, and a substrate layer; and assembling the releasable, surface-adhesive device by pressing the layers together.
  • the layer of the first elastic material is prepared by: providing the first elastic material and a curing agent in a mold; impregnating the first elastic material to a fabric material placed over the mold; and curing the first elastic material.
  • the first elastic material is
  • the second elastic material is polyurethane
  • the spacer layer and the substrate layer are polytetrafluoroethylene.
  • An adhesive surfaces may be microscopically smooth or patterned, for example.
  • a backing layer may be a fabric backing layer.
  • a planar layer of an elastic material may comprise the same elastic material or different elastic materials.
  • Each layer of the elastic material may have any desirable shape including a
  • substantially circular outer boundary a substantially rectangular outer boundary, a substantially irregular outer boundary, a substantially elliptical outer boundary, for examples.
  • the elastic material is a block copolymer elastomer.
  • the elastic material comprises one or more of siloxane-based elastomers, urethane-based elastomers, and acrylate -based elastomers.
  • each layer of an elastic material comprises two or more separate smaller elastic material layer units.
  • each planar layer of the elastic material has a smooth adhesive surface area from about 0.01 cm to about 1000 cm (e about 0.01 cm , 0.05 cm , 0.1 cm , 0.5 cm 2 , 1 cm 2 , 2 cm 2 , 5 cm 2 , 10 cm 2 , 20 cm 2 , 50 cm 2 , 100 cm 2 , 200 cm 2 , 500 cm 2 , 1,000 cm 2 ) and has a substantially uniform thickness from about 0.0001 cm to about 0.5 cm (e 0.0001 cm, 0.0005 cm, 0.001 cm, 0.005 cm, 0.01 cm, 0.05 cm, 0.1 cm, 0.2, 0.5 cm).
  • the planar layer of the elastic material has a smooth adhesive surface area of greater than about 0.01 cm 2 and has a substantially uniform thickness of less than about 0.001 cm. In certain embodiments, the planar layer of the elastic material has a smooth adhesive surface area of greater than about 0.05 cm 2 and has a substantially uniform thickness of less than about 0.005 cm. In certain embodiments, the planar layer of the elastic material has a smooth adhesive surface area of greater than about 0.1 cm 2 and has a substantially uniform thickness of less than about 0.01 cm. In certain embodiments, the planar layer of the elastic material has a smooth adhesive surface area of greater than about 0.2 cm 2 and has a substantially uniform thickness of less than about 0.5 cm.
  • the planar layer of the elastic material has a smooth adhesive surface area of greater than about 0.5 cm 2 and has a substantially uniform thickness of less than about 0.2 cm. In certain embodiments, the planar layer of the elastic material has a smooth adhesive surface area of greater than about 1.0 cm 2 and has a substantially uniform thickness of less than about 0.1 cm. In certain embodiments, the planar layer of the elastic material has a smooth adhesive surface area of greater than about 5.0 cm 2 and has a substantially uniform thickness of less than about 0.05 cm. In certain embodiments, the planar layer of the elastic material has a smooth adhesive surface area of greater than about 10 cm 2 and has a substantially uniform thickness of less than about 0.02 cm.
  • the planar layer of the elastic material has a smooth adhesive surface area of greater than about 100 cm 2 and has a substantially uniform thickness of less than about 0.01 cm. In certain embodiments, the planar layer of the elastic material has a smooth adhesive surface area from about 10 cm 2 to about 100 cm 2 and has a substantially uniform thickness from about 0.01 cm to about 0.05 cm. In certain embodiments, the planar layer of the elastic material has a smooth adhesive surface area from about 1,000 cm 2 to about 100 cm 2 and has a substantially uniform thickness from about 0.5 cm to about 0.05 cm.
  • the elastic material has an elastic modulus from about 0.05 MPa to about 50 MPa (e.g., 0.05 MPa, 0.1 MPa, 0.5 MPa, 1.0 MPa, 5.0 MPa, 10 MPa, 15 MPa, 20 MPa, 30 MPa, 40 MPa, 50 MPa). In certain embodiments, the elastic material has an elastic modulus from about 0.05 MPa to about 50 MPa. In certain embodiments, the elastic material has an elastic modulus from about 0.05 MPa to about 30 MPa. In certain embodiments, the elastic material has an elastic modulus from about 0.05 MPa to about 10 MPa. In certain embodiments, the elastic material has an elastic modulus from about 1 MPa to about 50 MPa. In certain embodiments, the elastic material has an elastic modulus from about 1 MPa to about 30 MPa. In certain embodiments, the elastic material has an elastic modulus from about 1 MPa to about 10 MPa.
  • 0.05 MPa to about 50 MPa e.g., 0.05 MPa, 0.1 MPa, 0.5 MPa,
  • the fabric backing layer may include a natural fabric material (e.g., cotton, hemp, wool, silk, bamboo string, cellulose, jute, and pina).
  • the fabric backing layer may also include a synthetic fabric material (e.g., polyester, spandex, nylon, carbon fiber, polyaramid, carbon fiber polyaramid hybrid, carbon fiber basalt hybrid, fiberglass, carbon fiber, or fiberglass hybrid).
  • one or more of the adhesive surfaces may have an area of about 1 cm 2 or greater and is capable of bearing a weight of at least 31.5 N per 1 cm 2 of adhesive surface area.
  • one or more of the adhesive surfaces may have an area of about 1 cm 2 or greater and is capable of bearing a weight of at least 12 N per 1 cm 2 of adhesive surface area.
  • one or more of the adhesive surfaces may have an area of about 100 cm 2 or greater and is capable of bearing a weight of at least 3150 N per 100 cm 2 of adhesive surface area. [0091] In certain embodiments, one or more of the adhesive surfaces may have an area of about 100 cm 2 or greater and is capable of bearing a weight of at least 1200 N per 100 cm 2 of adhesive surface area.
  • each tether component includes a fabric material. In certain other embodiments, at least one tether component includes a non-fabric material.
  • the target surface may be any suitable surfaces including that of glass, metal, wood, plastic, paper, cardboard, or concrete.
  • a backing layer includes but is not limited to the situation where the referred to layer or material is the back (or the last) layer of the device structure.
  • a backing layer may be an interior layer or component of a structural arrangement.
  • Elastic materials that may be used in the adhesive pads include siloxane-based elastomers, urethane-based elastomers, and acrylate-based elastomers.
  • Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) belongs to a group of polymeric organosilicon compounds that are commonly referred to as silicones. PDMS, widely used silicon-based organic polymer, has preferred rheological (or flow) properties. PDMS is generally inert, non-toxic and non-flammable.
  • polyurethanes which are polymers of organic units covalently joined by urethane (carbamate) links.
  • Polyurethanes are produced by the polyaddition reaction of a
  • polyisocyanate with a polyalcohol (polyol) in the presence of a catalyst and other additives.
  • the reaction product is a polymer containing the urethane linkage, -RNHCOOR'-.
  • polyurethane monomers includes hydroxyl ended molecules, such as polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, poly tetramethylene glycol, or bisphenol A (hydroxyl- containing monomers) and an aliphatic or aromatic based isocyanate, such as methylene diphenyl diisocyanate, toluene diphenyl diisocyanate, hexamethylene diisocyanate, isophorone diisocyanate, or a polyisocyanate resulting from the combination of multiple of these monomers (for example, three molecules of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate form a trimer which contains three isocyanate functional groups).
  • hydroxyl ended molecules such as polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, poly tetramethylene glycol, or bisphenol A (hydroxyl- containing monomers)
  • an aliphatic or aromatic based isocyanate such as methylene diphenyl diisocyanate, toluene diphenyl diis
  • the material of the fabric backing layer includes a natural fabric material or a synthetic fabric material.
  • the material of the fabric backing layer includes a natural fabric material such as cotton, hemp, wool, silk, bamboo string, cellulose, jute or pina.
  • the material of the fabric backing layer includes a synthetic fabric of polyester, spandex, nylon, carbon fiber, polyaramid, carbon fiber polyaramid hybrid, carbon fiber basalt hybrid, fiberglass, or fiberglass hybrid. In certain preferred
  • the material of the fabric backing layer comprises a material selected from the group consisting of nylon, carbon fiber, polyaramid, carbon fiber and polyaramid hybrid.
  • the tether is a fabric material, for example, selected from synthetic fabrics like polyester, spandex, nylon, carbon fiber, polyaramid, carbon fiber
  • the tether is a non-fabric material, for example, selected from leather, metal sheets, plastic sheets, or non-woven textiles. In some embodiments, the material is made from chain-link meshes.
  • the elastic material can extend beyond the fabric layer on the "back side" of the pad. This design may aid the establishment of uniform contact without sacrificing the stiffness of the device that is directly related to the force capacity of the adhesive device.
  • the adjustable angle between the tether and the adhesive pad range from about 0° to about 90°, for example, 15°, 30°, 45°, or 60°. In certain other embodiments, the adjustable angle between the tether and the adhesive pad range from about 90° to about 120°, for example, 95°, 1 10°, 1 10°, or 1 15°. In certain other embodiments, the adjustable angle between the tether and the adhesive pad range from about 120° to about 360°, for example, 150°, 180°, 210°, 270° or 300°. [00102] In certain embodiments, the ratio of storage to loss elastic moduli is at least greater than about 10 (e.g., greater than 15, 20, or 50) at the operating temperature of interest.
  • the layer of the elastic material may have any size and shape as a particular application requires, for example, it may have a substantially circular outer boundary, a substantially rectangular outer boundary, a substantially elliptical outer boundary, or a substantially irregular outer boundary.
  • the layer of an elastic material includes two, three, four or more separate smaller elastic material layer units or structures.
  • the target surface may be any suitable surfaces, including that of glass, metal, wood, plastic, paper, cardboard, or concrete.
  • the two or more adhesive pads may be configured such that they are capable of adhering to target surfaces at arbitrary angles to one another. In some embodiments, the two or more adhesive pads are configured such that they face the same direction. In some embodiments, the two or more adhesive pads are configured such that they face different directions.
  • Another application that may benefit from the disclosed invention is to connect two (or more) objects with the adhesive device of the invention.
  • a double-sided adhesive device may be used as a connector to connect two heavy objects, each of which has a properly positioned flat surface to apply the adhesive pad to.
  • the invention also relates to a method for using the double-sided adhesive device disclosed herein to connect two objects with flat surfaces. Once connected, the two or more objects can be moved vertically or horizontally according to the applications.
  • the integrated adhesive pad approach of the invention provides a robust platform for a wide-variety of applications.
  • these structures can be used to support shelving for books, displays, and electronic appliances (televisions, computers, stereos, monitors, screens); hanging structures; auto trims; among others.
  • FIG. 13 shows exemplary force vs. displacement measurements for characterizing maximum force supported under pure shear loading for T-pad structures.
  • Fabric backing varied. All results were for 16 in 2 pad with varying thicknesses labeled as 't' in the legend.
  • the experiments were run on an Instron testing machine in a single lab joint geometry where attachment was made between the adhesive pad and a smooth clean glass substrate. The extension was controlled to be 10 mm/min and the load was measured throughout the test. The maximum load corresponds to the critical failure load, which varies depending on fabric backing as shown.
  • FIG. 15 shows failure force per unit width as a function of peel angle for different T- pad configurations (total contact area for each adhesive pad is 10.8 cm 2 , and the center loaded pad connection is 2/3 the width). Demonstrating ability to tune critical angle for easy release. Peel experiments were conducted on an Instron 5500 R on clean glass at 10 mm/min, and the angle between the applied load and substrate was varied between 0° and 90°.
  • FIG. 16 shows some simple examples of complete T-Pad structure to support loads on various surfaces.
  • Polyurethane adhesives have been synthesized by adding 1 : 1 ratio of functional groups of hydroxyl ended polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, and/or polytetramethylene glycol, with either aliphatic or aromatic based polyisocyanates.
  • polyurethanes have also been utilized in this application.
  • FIG. 17 shows modulus is plotted against frequency for an example of polyurethane.
  • the storage modulus is about an order of magnitude greater than the loss modulus, showing that the sample has predominantly solid-like, elastic properties.
  • the modulus also varies little over two orders of magnitude in frequency.
  • FIG. 18 shows that there is an initial loading regime, and by finding the slope of this line one can find the stiffness of the adhesive system that controls the total capacity of the adhesive. The stiffness (and therefore, total capacity) for these polyurethane adhesives is greater than previously recorded values of stiffness. At the peak of this curve is the total capacity (-2950 N for this sample). After this peak the adhesive releases from the glass, resulting in a drop in the registered load. This test can be repeated, and we have shown good reproducibility over 100 cycles of testing (FIG. 19).
  • FIG. 21 shows the static load test performed on (A) a 16 in 2 center loaded PDMS adhesive pad holding a 42" flat panel television and (B) a center loaded polyurethane adhesive pad holding a hooded sweatshirt on drywall.
  • FIG. 23 shows schematic illustrations of the loading angle dependence for the high capacity and easy release adhesive pads.
  • B Shows results of the angle dependence of the center loaded pad compared to a single slab adhesive pad, where the center loaded pad maintains a high failure force throughout various loading angles, while still allowing for easy release.
  • FIG. 24(a) is a side view of a double sided adhesive pad.
  • FIG. 24(b) provides a top down view of a double sided adhesive pad showing the adhesive surface.
  • FIG. 24(c)-(f) demonstrate the load bearing, reusability, and easy release of a double sided adhesive pad on real surfaces (the surface in FIG. 24(c) and (d) is a painted door and FIG. 24(e) and (f) is a vertical wall of painted drywall).
  • one adhesive pad is attached to the target surface (in this case a painted door) while the other adhesive pad is attached to a picture, in FIG.
  • FIG. 24(d) the two pads are connected with the clasp and the picture is hung.
  • FIG. 24(e) and (f) demonstrate the same process but the target substrate is painted drywall.In the design of the unit cell, the geometry and materials of the two adhesive pads can be the same or different.
  • the adhesive pads can be designed with appropriate dimensions and/or materials such that one interface formed with one adhesive pad area will debond prior to the other pad.
  • the length of the tendon can be altered to control the relative positioning of materials that are bonded using the double sided adhesive pad, but the tendon materials and length must be long enough to permit sufficient rotation without developing a significant torque or moment on the adhesive pad structures during use.
  • the in- plane stiffness of the skin and tendon can be used to control the maximum sustainable force for double-sided bonding applications.
  • the unit cell design for a double-sided adhesive pad structure described above can be a separate system or integrated into an extensive surface of unit cells to create a double-sided adhesive pad array.
  • Each unit cell can have the same or different attributes.
  • the tendon connecting the pads can either be a continuous flexible material, or combinations of rigid and flexible materials, including combinations with fabric and other fasteners, such as shown for example in FIG. 25.
  • FIG. 26 schematically illustrates an embodiment of fabrication of PDMS adhesive pads.
  • A To prepare PDMS adhesives, molds were fabricated using glass slides. Uncured, degassed PDMS oligomer and curing agent (Dow Corning Sylgard 184TM) 10: 1 ratio (w/w) were poured into the mold. The mold was constructed such that its thickness was greater than the roughness of the fabric, which allowed for a smooth surface finish on the adhesive after fabrication. After the degassed PDMS was poured and allowed to spread into the mold, a 6-8 minute pre-cure at 70°C was performed before the application of the fabric to help support the fabric during the subsequent cure.
  • Fabric was then placed over the mold allowing the uncured PDMS to impregnate the fabric, and was then cured at room temperature for 3 days.
  • the fabric consisted of a single piece that was cut so that the width overlaps the edges of the mold to provide support, and the length was sufficiently long to cover the mold and create the "tendon" structure.
  • the tendon can also be impregnated with elastomer to provide for equal load sharing.
  • the fabric was designed to be a center loaded pad, such that a fabric tendon was stitched to the center of the adhesive pad fabric.
  • the tendon structure was also impregnated with PDMS to ensure that the fabric did not unravel during subsequent load application. This was achieved by placing one separator sheet between the tendon and the adhesive pad, then spreading PDMS across the tendon, followed by placing a capping separator sheet on top of the impregnated tendon. (C) After the PDMS was cured, the fabric adhesive was removed from the mold and mechanically cut to size.
  • FIG. 26 schematically illustrates an embodiment of the molding technique by which to form a pad with polyurethane.
  • a polytetrafluoroethylene substrate fiber was placed for the adhesive backing layer.
  • a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) spacer was placed on top of the fiber that allows for controlling polyurethane (PU) thickness, and uncured PU prepolymer was poured into the mold.
  • a polydimethylsiloxane pad was then placed on top with a glass plate, and finally the system was weighted with a 20.5 kg weight.
  • a smooth adhesive surface (utilizing a smooth PDMS top layer), or surface features (utilizing a patterned PDMS top layer) can be achieved.
  • the thickness of the adhesive can be changed by modifying the thickness of the PTFE spacer. This method may also be altered to work using a doctor blade system, which would allow for mass production of adhesive pads.
  • the double sided adhesive pad is then fabricated by fixing the tendon structure of one adhesive pad to another.
  • the connection between the two or more adhesive pads can vary in length as well as orientation to suit the particular application.
  • the tendons can also be fixed by multiple means, including permanent (i.e., stitching) as well as temporary methods (i.e. reversible clasps).

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