NTU Singapore scientists develop strong yet reusable adhesive from smart materials (IMAGE)

Nanyang Technological University

NTU Singapore scientists develop strong yet reusable adhesive from smart materials

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The NTU team designed shape-memory polymers, which are smart materials that can ‘remember’ their previous forms, in the form of hair-like fibrils which they found in their testing to provide maximum adhesive strength.

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