A reversible wet/dry adhesive inspired by mussels and geckos
10.1038/nature05968
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Lee, H., Lee, B. P., & Messersmith, P. B. (2007). A reversible wet/dry adhesive inspired by mussels and geckos. Nature, 448(7151), 338–341.

Authors 3
  1. Haeshin Lee (first)
  2. Bruce P. Lee (additional)
  3. Phillip B. Messersmith (additional)
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@article{Lee_2007, title={A reversible wet/dry adhesive inspired by mussels and geckos}, volume={448}, ISSN={1476-4687}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature05968}, DOI={10.1038/nature05968}, number={7151}, journal={Nature}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Lee, Haeshin and Lee, Bruce P. and Messersmith, Phillip B.}, year={2007}, month=jul, pages={338–341} }