Sugary interfaces mitigate contact damage where stiff meets soft

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Isolation and biochemical characterization of underwater adhesives from diatoms

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Multiscale structural gradients enhance the biomechanical functionality of the spider fang

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Marine mussel adhesion: biochemistry, mechanisms, and biomimetics

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Rational Design and Enhanced Biocompatibility of a Dry Adhesive Medical Skin Patch

(2011) Moon Kyu Kwak et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Mussel-Inspired Adhesives and Coatings

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The Iron-Fortified Adhesive System of Marine Mussels

(2010) Jonathan J. Wilker   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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

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

Characterisation of the Carbohydrate Fraction of the Temporary Adhesive Secreted by the Tube Feet of the Sea Star Asterias rubens

(2010) Elise Hennebert et al.   MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY

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

Recent advances in the surface forces apparatus (SFA) technique

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Iron-Clad Fibers: A Metal-Based Biological Strategy for Hard Flexible Coatings

(2010) M. J. Harrington et al.   SCIENCE

Purification of DOPA-Containing Foot Proteins from Green Mussel,Perna viridis, and Adhesive Properties of Synthetic Model Copolypeptides

(2009) Kousaku Ohkawa et al.   The Journal of Adhesion

A comparative study of the mechanical properties of Mytilid byssal threads

(2009) T. Pearce et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Biomechanics of byssal threads outside the Mytilidae: Atrina rigida and Ctenoides mitis

(2009) T. Pearce et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Binding-site geometry and flexibility in DC-SIGN demonstrated with surface force measurements

(2009) Sindhu Menon et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Transition from Stiff to Compliant Materials in Squid Beaks

(2008) A. Miserez et al.   SCIENCE

Adhesion and Stable Low Friction Provided by a Subnanometer-Thick Monolayer of a Natural Polysaccharide†

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