Their experiments revealed that these proteins exhibit adhesion energy more than three times greater than widely recognized wet-adhesive proteins, such as mefp-5 (mussel foot protein) and suckerin ...

The adhesive proteins secreted by mussels are the inspiration behind a versatile approach to the surface modification of a wide range of inorganic and organic materials, resulting in the ...

This is especially true in the medical field, when adhesives often ... making it possible for mussel plaque to solidify into a gel that stays attached to wet surfaces. These same bonds also ...

GAITHERSBURG, MD. -- "Nature didn't make mussel glue for man's instant gratification," says Herbert Waite, the marine biochemist who first isolated adhesive protein from the foot of the common blue ...

UD Prof. Jovan Tatar is creating new durable adhesive joints for concrete structures by mimicking mussel adhesion -- how the shellfish sticks to things. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

Humans have taken cues from animals like mosquitoes and fireflies for innovations to make life easier and solve complex ...

Bioengineers at MIT fused two different mussel foot proteins with curli fibers, which are produced by E. coli bacteria in biofilms, to create a new underwater adhesive. The glue, which the researchers ...

Schematic Diagram of Inhalable Mucoadhesive Nano-anticancer Drug Based on Mussel Adhesive Proteins (Top) and Treatment Results in Lung Cancer Animal Model (Bottom) ...