Natural underwater adhesives

pH-induced metal-ligand cross-links inspired by mussel yield self-healing polymer networks with near-covalent elastic moduli

(2011) N. Holten-Andersen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

One-Step Modification of Superhydrophobic Surfaces by a Mussel-Inspired Polymer Coating

(2010) Sung Min Kang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Protein-based underwater adhesives and the prospects for their biotechnological production

(2010) Russell J. Stewart   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Absence of cross-linking via trans-glutaminase in barnacle cement and redefinition of the cement

(2010) Kei Kamino   BIOFOULING

Adaptation of Caddisfly Larval Silks to Aquatic Habitats by Phosphorylation of H-Fibroin Serines

(2010) Russell J. Stewart et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

The adhesive properties of coacervated recombinant hybrid mussel adhesive proteins

(2010) Seonghye Lim et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Biocompatibility of adhesive complex coacervates modeled after the sandcastle glue of Phragmatopoma californica for craniofacial reconstruction

(2010) Brent D. Winslow et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Fast underwater bonding to polycarbonate using photoinitiated cyanoacrylate

(2010) William E. Cloete et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADHESION AND ADHESIVES

Molecular Design of Barnacle Cement in Comparison with Those of Mussel and Tubeworm

(2010) Kei Kamino   The Journal of Adhesion

Protein- and Metal-dependent Interactions of a Prominent Protein in Mussel Adhesive Plaques

(2010) Dong Soo Hwang et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Free Energy Calculations of the Adsorption of Amino Acid Analogues at the Aqueous Titania Interface

(2010) S. Monti et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Glycan Array on Aluminum Oxide-Coated Glass Slides through Phosphonate Chemistry

(2010) Shih-Huang Chang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Oysters Produce an Organic−Inorganic Adhesive for Intertidal Reef Construction

(2010) Jeremy R. Burkett et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

In situ ATR-IR spectroscopic and electron microscopic analyses of settlement secretions of Undaria pinnatifida kelp spores

(2010) L. Petrone et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Characterization of the Adhesive Plaque of the BarnacleBalanus amphitrite: Amyloid-Like Nanofibrils Are a Major Component

(2010) Daniel E. Barlow et al.   LANGMUIR

Poly(ethylene glycol) Adlayers Immobilized to Metal Oxide Substrates Through Catechol Derivatives: Influence of Assembly Conditions on Formation and Stability

(2010) Barbora Malisova et al.   LANGMUIR

Strong reversible Fe3+-mediated bridging between dopa-containing protein films in water

(2010) H. Zeng et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Humic (Organic Matter)-Al(Fe)-Phosphate Complexes

(2010) Jörg Gerke   SOIL SCIENCE

Adsorption of tripeptide RGD on rutile TiO2 nanotopography surface in aqueous solution

(2009) Dai-Ping Song et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Biomimetic Underwater Adhesives with Environmentally Triggered Setting Mechanisms

(2009) Hui Shao et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Multiple Functionalities of Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films: New Biomedical Applications

(2009) Thomas Boudou et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Nanoscale structures and mechanics of barnacle cement

(2009) Ruby May A. Sullan et al.   BIOFOULING

Biological performance of mussel-inspired adhesive in extrahepatic islet transplantation

(2009) Carrie E. Brubaker et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Promotion of osteoblast proliferation on complex coacervation-based hyaluronic acid – recombinant mussel adhesive protein coatings on titanium

(2009) Dong Soo Hwang et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Marine bioinorganic materials: mussels pumping iron

(2009) Jonathan J Wilker   CURRENT OPINION IN CHEMICAL BIOLOGY

A Method for Measuring the Adhesion Strength of Marine Mussels

(2009) Jeremy R. Burkett et al.   The Journal of Adhesion

Polyphosphoprotein-Containing Marine Adhesives

(2009) Patrick Flammang et al.   The Journal of Adhesion

Mussel-designed Protective Coatings for Compliant Substrates

(2009) N. Holten-Andersen et al.   JOURNAL OF DENTAL RESEARCH

Barnacle cement: a polymerization model based on evolutionary concepts

(2009) G. H. Dickinson et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

On the mode of boring in Fungiacava eilatensis (Bivalvia: Mytilidae)*

(2009) T. F. Goreauand et al.   JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Self-Assembly of Poly(ethylene glycol)−Poly(alkyl phosphonate) Terpolymers on Titanium Oxide Surfaces: Synthesis, Interface Characterization, Investigation of Nonfouling Properties, and Long-Term Stability

(2009) Vincent Zoulalian et al.   LANGMUIR

Stability of Phosphonic Acid Self-Assembled Monolayers on Amorphous and Single-Crystalline Aluminum Oxide Surfaces in Aqueous Solution

(2009) Peter Thissen et al.   LANGMUIR

Surface Assembly of Catechol-Functionalized Poly(l-lysine)-graft-poly(ethylene glycol) Copolymer on Titanium Exploiting Combined Electrostatically Driven Self-Organization and Biomimetic Strong Adhesion

(2009) Sina Saxer et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Influence of Binding-Site Density in Wet Bioadhesion

(2008) Jijun Wang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Proteinaceous adhesive secretions from insects, and in particular the egg attachment glue ofOpodiphtherasp. moths

(2008) Dongmei Li et al.   ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Durability of Adhesive Joints Made Underwater

(2008) Panagiotis Frantzis   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

A Water-Borne Adhesive Modeled after the Sandcastle Glue ofP. californica

(2008) Hui Shao et al.   MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE