A Direct Biocombinatorial Strategy toward Next Generation, Mussel-Glue Inspired Saltwater Adhesives

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 136; no. 36; pp. 12667 - 12674
• Main Authors: Wilke, Patrick, Helfricht, Nicolas, Mark, Andreas, Papastavrou, Georg, Faivre, Damien, Börner, Hans G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 10.09.2014
• Subjects: Adhesives - chemistry; Adhesives - metabolism; Animals; Bivalvia - chemistry; Bivalvia - metabolism; Mice; Monophenol Monooxygenase - chemistry; Monophenol Monooxygenase - metabolism; Peptides - chemistry; Peptides - metabolism; Salts - chemistry; Water - chemistry

Biological materials exhibit remarkable, purpose-adapted properties that provide a source of inspiration for designing new materials to meet the requirements of future applications. For instance, marine mussels are able to attach to a broad spectrum of hard surfaces under hostile conditions. Control...