Iron‐Fortified Adhesive System of Marine Mussels

Sticky business: Marine mussels (see picture) affix themselves to rocks with a system of threads and adhesive plaques. Emerging results are showing that iron–protein interactions help mussels stick by playing two roles: initiating material formation and enhancing mechanical performance.

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Published inAngewandte Chemie (International ed.) Vol. 49; no. 44; pp. 8076 - 8078
Main Author Wilker, Jonathan J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Weinheim Wiley‐VCH Verlag 25.10.2010
WILEY-VCH Verlag
WILEY‐VCH Verlag
Subjects
Animals
Bivalvia - physiology
Iron - physiology
materials science
mechanical properties
proteins
surface chemistry
Tissue Adhesives
transition metals
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Summary:Sticky business: Marine mussels (see picture) affix themselves to rocks with a system of threads and adhesive plaques. Emerging results are showing that iron–protein interactions help mussels stick by playing two roles: initiating material formation and enhancing mechanical performance.
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Support from the Office of Naval Research and the National Science Foundation is appreciated.
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ISSN:1433-7851
1521-3773
DOI:10.1002/anie.201003171