Kirigami shoe grips for the prevention of slips and falls
Buckling kirigami structures applied to footwear outsoles generate higher friction forces transversally to the direction of movement.
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Buckling kirigami structures applied to footwear outsoles generate higher friction forces transversally to the direction of movement.
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The cover illustrates buckling kirigami structures that when placed on footwear outsoles generate friction forces for the mitigation of slipping and falling.
See Babaee et al.
Image: Diemut Strebe. Cover design: Lauren Heslop.