Mussel‐Inspired Polyesters with Aliphatic Pendant Groups Demonstrate the Importance of Hydrophobicity in Underwater Adhesion Y Xu, Q Liu, A Narayanan, D Jain, A Dhinojwala, A Joy Advanced Materials Interfaces 4 (22), 1700506, 2017 | 93 | 2017 |
Direct solvation of glycoproteins by salts in spider silk glues enhances adhesion and helps to explain the evolution of modern spider orb webs V Sahni, T Miyoshi, K Chen, D Jain, SJ Blamires, TA Blackledge, ... Biomacromolecules 15 (4), 1225-1232, 2014 | 77 | 2014 |
NMR spectroscopy reveals the presence and association of lipids and keratin in adhesive gecko setae D Jain, AY Stark, PH Niewiarowski, T Miyoshi, A Dhinojwala Scientific reports 5 (1), 9594, 2015 | 53 | 2015 |
Ubiquitous distribution of salts and proteins in spider glue enhances spider silk adhesion G Amarpuri, V Chaurasia, D Jain, TA Blackledge, A Dhinojwala Scientific Reports 5 (1), 9030, 2015 | 51 | 2015 |
Direct evidence of acid-base interactions in gecko adhesion S Singla, D Jain, CM Zoltowski, S Voleti, AY Stark, PH Niewiarowski, ... Science Advances 7 (21), eabd9410, 2021 | 40 | 2021 |
Tuning orb spider glycoprotein glue performance to habitat humidity BD Opell, D Jain, A Dhinojwala, TA Blackledge Journal of Experimental Biology 221 (6), jeb161539, 2018 | 36 | 2018 |
Superhydrophobicity of the gecko toe pad: biological optimization versus laboratory maximization AY Stark, S Subarajan, D Jain, PH Niewiarowski, A Dhinojwala Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical …, 2016 | 33 | 2016 |
Composition and function of spider glues maintained during the evolution of cobwebs D Jain, C Zhang, LR Cool, TA Blackledge, C Wesdemiotis, T Miyoshi, ... Biomacromolecules 16 (10), 3373-3380, 2015 | 33 | 2015 |
Role of hygroscopic low molecular mass compounds in humidity responsive adhesion of spider’s capture silk D Jain, G Amarpuri, J Fitch, TA Blackledge, A Dhinojwala Biomacromolecules 19 (7), 3048-3057, 2018 | 31 | 2018 |
Supersaturation with water explains the unusual adhesion of aggregate glue in the webs of the moth-specialist spider, Cyrtarachne akirai C Diaz, A Tanikawa, T Miyashita, G Amarpuri, D Jain, A Dhinojwala, ... Royal Society Open Science 5 (11), 181296, 2018 | 19 | 2018 |
Synthetic adhesive attachment discs inspired by spider's pyriform silk architecture D Jain, V Sahni, A Dhinojwala Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 52 (8), 553-560, 2014 | 19 | 2014 |
Unraveling the design principles of black widow’s gumfoot glue D Jain, TA Blackledge, T Miyoshi, A Dhinojwala Biological adhesives, 303-319, 2016 | 4 | 2016 |
Adhesive attachment discs A Dhinojwala, V Sahni, D Jain US Patent 9,827,709, 2017 | 3 | 2017 |
Application of NMR in polymer characterization S Wang, J Kang, D Jain, T Miyoshi Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 45, 53-95, 2016 | 3 | 2016 |
Tracing lipids and their association with keratin in the adhesive gecko setae by NMR Spectroscopy D Jain, A Stark, P Niewiarowski, T Miyoshi, A Dhinojwala Biophysical Journal 108 (2), 250a, 2015 | 1 | 2015 |
Diversification of spider silk properties in an adaptive radiation of Hawaiian orb-weaving spiders AM Alicea-Serrano, D Jain, A Dhinojwala, TA Blackledge Frontiers in Arachnid Science 3, 1386353, 2024 | | 2024 |
Black knot melanin-a super-additive with uv absorbing and antioxidant properties A Dhinojwala, S Singla, D Jain US Patent App. 17/828,703, 2023 | | 2023 |
Humidity Driven Performance of Biological Adhesives D Jain The University of Akron, 2018 | | 2018 |
Do biomaterials co-evolve with behaviors? Evolution of spider silk properties of orb webs in Hawaiian Tetragnatha AM Alicea-Serrano, D Jain, A Dhinojwala, TA Blackledge INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 56, E253-E253, 2016 | | 2016 |
Composition and Humidity Response of the Black Widow Spider's Gumfoot Silk and its Implications on Adhesion D Jain, C Zhang, LR Cool, TA Blackledge, C Wesdemiotis, T Miyoshi, ... APS March Meeting Abstracts 2016, Y36. 007, 2016 | | 2016 |