Learning From Nature: Synthesis and Characterization of Longitudinal Polymer Gradient Materials Inspired by Mussel Byssus Threads

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

Towards the Recombinant Production of Mussel Byssal Collagens

(2010) Anja Hagenau et al.   The Journal of Adhesion

Microfluidic approaches for the fabrication of gradient crosslinked networks based on poly(ethylene glycol) and hyperbranched polymers for manipulation of cell interactions

(2010) S. Pedron et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A

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

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

Collagen insulated from tensile damage by domains that unfold reversibly: In situ X-ray investigation of mechanical yield and damage repair in the mussel byssus

(2009) Matthew J. Harrington et al.   JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Biomimetic Principles in Polymer and Material Science

(2009) Markus Antonietti et al.   MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Controlled wrinkling as a novel method for the fabrication of patterned surfaces

(2009) Alexandra Schweikart et al.   MICROCHIMICA ACTA

Formation of silicone elastomer networks films with gradients in modulus

(2009) Julie A. Crowe-Willoughby et al.   POLYMER

Highly Versatile and Robust Materials for Soft Imprint Lithography Based on Thiol-ene Click Chemistry

(2008) Luis M. Campos et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

How Nature Modulates a Fiber's Mechanical Properties: Mechanically Distinct Fibers Drawn from Natural Mesogenic Block Copolymer Variants

(2008) Matthew J. Harrington et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

pH-Dependent Locking of Giant Mesogens in Fibers Drawn from Mussel Byssal Collagens

(2008) Matthew J. Harrington et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES