Table 2.
Polymers used for nanostructured dry adhesives.
| Polymer | Modulus (GPa) | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| IP-G 780 | 4 | Röhrig et al. (2012) |
| Polyurethane acrylate (PUA), hard | 0.32–1.3 | Jeong et al. (2010a), Jeong and Suh (2012) |
| Polyurethane acrylate, soft | 0.02 | Jeong and Suh (2012) |
| Polyethylene (PE) | 0.4–1.0 | Palacio et al. (2013) |
| Low density polyethylene (LDPE) | 0.2 | Lee et al. (2011) |
| High density polyethylene (HDPE) | 0.4 | Gillies and Fearing (2011), Lee and Fearing (2012) |
| Polypropylene (PP) | 1.3–2 | Gillies and Fearing (2011), Rodríguez et al. (2013), Lee and Bushan (2012) |
| Teflon AF | 1.5 | Izadi et al. (2013) |
| Polyimide (PI) | – | Liu et al. (2012) |
| Polycarbonate (PC) | 2.2 | Ho et al. (2011) |
| Polystyrene (PS) | 3.2 | Lee et al. (2012) |
| Poly-dl-lactide (PDLLA) | 0.3–2.3 | Rodríguez et al. (2013) |
| Cyclic olefin copolymer TOPAS 8007 (COC) | 2.6 | Matschuk and Larsen (2013) |