Missing link between soft surface adhesion and surface roughness

ScienceDaily
Dec 2, 2019, 1:57 pm653 ptsHot
New research finds the missing link between soft surface adhesion and the roughness of the hard surface it touches. The key to this foundational discovery is a close look at the rough surface itself using an electron microscope.

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