Barnacle cement is an underwater adhesive insoluble protein complex. Marine proteins
secreted by the invertebrates such as barnacles and mussels have potential application as …

The barnacle, infraclass Cirripedia, is the only sessile crustacean. The adult firmly attaches
its base to a foreign surface in the water via an underwater adhesive called cement. The …

Barnacles are a unique sessile crustacean that attach irreversibly and firmly to foreign
underwater surfaces. Its biological underwater adhesive is a peculiar extracellular multi …

Adhesion in barnacles is still poorly understood. The cement gland secretes an insoluble
multi-protein complex, which adheres very strongly to a variety of substrates in the presence …

Adhesive proteins of barnacle cement have potential as environmentally friendly adhesives
owing to their ability to adhere to various substrates in aqueous environments. By …

Various organisms are known to attach themselves to a wide range of foreign materials in
water as one of their essential physiological functions. To accomplish this, these organisms …

Barnacle cement is an underwater adhesive that is used for permanent settlement, and is an
insoluble protein complex. A method for rendering soluble the cement of Megabalanus rosa …

Cements from two species of barnacles, Balanuseburneus Gould and Balanus crenatus
Bruguiére, were analyzed to identify the number and nature of proteins present. B. crenatus …

Marine sessile organisms naturally attach themselves to diverse materials in water by a
technique that has so far remained unreproducible. Recent studies on the holdfast of marine …

Adhesives that are naturally produced by marine organisms are potential sources of
inspiration in the search for medical adhesives. Investigations of barnacle adhesives are at …