The adhesion mechanism of barnacle and its cement proteins: a review

The adhesive protein secreted by marine sessile animals can resist the resistance of water and exert stickiness under the humid environment. It has become a candidate for the development of high-performance materials in the field of biomedicine and bionics. Barnacles are as one of the marine macrofo...

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Published inSheng wu gong cheng xue bao = Chinese journal of biotechnology Vol. 38; no. 12; p. 4449
Main Authors Wang, Xuxia, Zhang, Longyu, Wang, Lei, Yan, Yunjun
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published China 25.12.2022
Subjects
Adhesives - metabolism
Animals
Proteins - metabolism
Thoracica - metabolism
barnacle
biomimetic peptide
adhesion mechanism
cement protein
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Summary:The adhesive protein secreted by marine sessile animals can resist the resistance of water and exert stickiness under the humid environment. It has become a candidate for the development of high-performance materials in the field of biomedicine and bionics. Barnacles are as one of the marine macrofoulers that can be firmly attached to the underwater substrate materials with different surface characteristics through its cement proteins. To date, the adhesion process of barnacle has been understood in-depth, but the specific underwater adhesion mechanism has not been elucidated and needs further exploration. This review first presented an overview of barnacle and its adhesion process, followed by summarizing the advances of barnacle adhesive protein, its production methods, and applications. Moreover, challenges and future perspectives were prospected.
ISSN:1872-2075