A method for producing a dry adhesive, the method comprising the steps of: providing a spinnable material including a polymeric material, a solvent, and an adhesive component wherein the polymeric material is selected from the group consisting of polyurethanes, polyvinyl alcohols, poly(vinyldiene fluoride)s, polyamides, polybenzimidazoles, polycarbonates, polyacrylonitriles, polyethylene terephtalates, polystyrenes, polyvinyphenols, polyvinylchlorides, cellulose acetates, polyether imides, polyethylene glycols, poly(ferrocenyldimethylsilane)s and mixtures thereof, wherein the solvent is selected from the group consisting of toluene, tetrahydrofuran, dichloromethane, chloroform, methanol, dimethylacetamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, dimethylformamide, xylene, acetone, ethanol, formic acid, distilled water, trifluoracetic acid, hexafluoro-2-propanol and mixtures thereof, wherein the adhesive component is a viscoelastic or a resin-curable component selected from the group consisting of polyisobutylene, acrylics, butyl rubber, ethylene-vinyl acetate with high vinyl acetate content, natural rubber, nitriles, styrene block copolymers, styrene-butadiene-styrene, styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene (SEBS), styrene-ethylene/propylene, styrene-isoprene-styrene, vinyl ethers, and mixtures thereof, and rosins, rosin derivates, terpenes, modified terpenes, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic and aromatic resins, hydrogenated hydrocarbon resins, terpene-phenol resins, and mixtures thereof; electrospinning the spinnable material to thereby form a non-woven dry adhesive made from polymeric nanofibers substantially aligned in a parallel alignment, wherein the average diameter of the nanofibers is from 50 nanometers to 500 nanometers, wherein the non-woven dry adhesive has a thickness of from 10 micrometers to 100 micrometers, and wherein the presence of the adhesive component results in the non-woven dry adhesive having a shear adhesion strength of 22 N/cm 2 or higher, wherein the shear adhesion strength is measured by an apparatus including the non-woven dry adhesive secured to a nanofibers holder and press applied to a surface of a glass slide such that a portion of the non-woven dry adhesive extends off of the surface of the glass slide so that the overhanging portion can be pulled at a desired angle, a string or cable extends from the nanofibers holder and over a pulley positioned to pull the non-woven dry adhesive at a desired angle θ creating a shear vector Fx and a normal vector Fy, and an adjustable weight is secured to the opposite end of the string or cable and the weight of the adjustable weight is incrementally increased until there is an adhesion failure or break of the non-woven dry adhesive. providing a spinnable material including a polymeric material, a solvent, and an adhesive component wherein the polymeric material is selected from the group consisting of polyurethanes, polyvinyl alcohols, poly(vinyldiene fluoride)s, polyamides, polybenzimidazoles, polycarbonates, polyacrylonitriles, polyethylene terephtalates, polystyrenes, polyvinyphenols, polyvinylchlorides, cellulose acetates, polyether imides, polyethylene glycols, poly(ferrocenyldimethylsilane)s and mixtures thereof, wherein the solvent is selected from the group consisting of toluene, tetrahydrofuran, dichloromethane, chloroform, methanol, dimethylacetamide, dimethyl sulfoxide, dimethylformamide, xylene, acetone, ethanol, formic acid, distilled water, trifluoracetic acid, hexafluoro-2-propanol and mixtures thereof, wherein the adhesive component is a viscoelastic or a resin-curable component selected from the group consisting of polyisobutylene, acrylics, butyl rubber, ethylene-vinyl acetate with high vinyl acetate content, natural rubber, nitriles, styrene block copolymers, styrene-butadiene-styrene, styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene (SEBS), styrene-ethylene/propylene, styrene-isoprene-styrene, vinyl ethers, and mixtures thereof, and rosins, rosin derivates, terpenes, modified terpenes, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic and aromatic resins, hydrogenated hydrocarbon resins, terpene-phenol resins, and mixtures thereof; electrospinning the spinnable material to thereby form a non-woven dry adhesive made from polymeric nanofibers substantially aligned in a parallel alignment, wherein the average diameter of the nanofibers is from 50 nanometers to 500 nanometers, wherein the non-woven dry adhesive has a thickness of from 10 micrometers to 100 micrometers, and wherein the presence of the adhesive component results in the non-woven dry adhesive having a shear adhesion strength of 22 N/cm 2 or higher, wherein the shear adhesion strength is measured by an apparatus including the non-woven dry adhesive secured to a nanofibers holder and press applied to a surface of a glass slide such that a portion of the non-woven dry adhesive extends off of the surface of the glass slide so that the overhanging portion can be pulled at a desired angle, a string or cable extends from the nanofibers holder and over a pulley positioned to pull the non-woven dry adhesive at a desired angle θ creating a shear vector Fx and a normal vector Fy, and an adjustable weight is secured to the opposite end of the string or cable and the weight of the adjustable weight is incrementally increased until there is an adhesion failure or break of the non-woven dry adhesive.