Mussel‐Inspired Alternating Copolymer as a High‐Performance Adhesive Material Both at Dry and Under‐Seawater Conditions

• Published in: Macromolecular rapid communications. Vol. 41; no. 10; pp. e2000055 - n/a
• Main Authors: Sha, Xinyi, Zhang, Changxu, Qi, Meiwei, Zheng, Longhui, Cai, Beike, Chen, Feng, Wang, Yuling, Zhou, Yongfeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.05.2020
• Subjects: Adhesives; Adhesives - chemical synthesis; Adhesives - chemistry; alternating copolymers; Animals; Biomimetic Materials - chemical synthesis; Biomimetic Materials - chemistry; Bisphenol A; Bivalvia; Bonding strength; Catechol; Chemical synthesis; Click Chemistry; Copolymers; Dopamine; Glass substrates; Hot pressing; Molecular Structure; Mollusks; Monomers; Mussels; Polymers; Polymers - chemical synthesis; Polymers - chemistry; Seawater; Seawater - chemistry; Stainless steel; Stainless steels; Underwater; catechol; mussels; adhesives; alternating copolymers

Marine mussels have the ability to cling to various surfaces at wet or underwater conditions, which inspires the research of catechol‐functionalized polymers (CFPs) to develop high‐performance adhesive materials. However, these polymeric adhesives generally face the problems of complex synthetic rou...