Polymeric materials produced from fossil fuels have been intimately linked to the
development of industrial activities in the 20th century and, consequently, to the …

Water and adhesives have a conflicting relationship as demonstrated by the failure of most
man-made adhesives in underwater environments. However, living creatures routinely …

Tissue adhesives do not normally perform well on tissues that are covered with blood or
other bodily fluids. Here we report the design, adhesion mechanism and performance of a …

Given that adhesion‐resistance of water severely weakens the bonding strength of tissue
adhesives, instant adhesion to wet biological tissue surfaces remains challenging. Inspired …

Marine biofilms are composed of many species of bacteria, unicellular algae, and protozoa.
Biofilms can induce, inhibit, or have no effect on settlement of larvae and spores of algae. In …

With the “many-headed” slime mold Physarum polycelphalum having been voted the
unicellular organism of the year 2021 by the German Society of Protozoology, we are …

Medical adhesives that are strong, easy to apply and biocompatible are promising
alternatives to sutures and staples in a large variety of surgical and clinical procedures …

Barnacles are notorious marine fouling organisms, whose life cycle initiates with the
planktonic larva, followed by the free-swimming cyprid that voluntarily explores, and …

In virtue of extracellular features, hydrogels have been used in various areas such as tissue
repair, artificial skins, and biological electronics, etc. Intact contact of tough hydrogels to …

Wet adhesion technology has potential applications in various fields, especially in the
biomedical field, yet it has not been completely mastered by humans. Many aquatic …