Controllable peeling of an elastic strip on a viscoelastic substrate

Controllable peeling is one of the core requirements of the adhesive applications needing high-precision detachment. In this paper, the peeling of an elastic strip on a viscoelastic substrate is analyzed theoretically focusing on the controllability of the peeling process, especially the interfacial detaching speed. The effects of the speed dependence of the work of adhesion, the substrate viscoelastic property and the peeling angle on the...