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 …

Lectins are a unique group of nonimmune carbohydrate-binding proteins or glycoproteins
that exhibit specific and reversible carbohydrate-binding activity in a non-catalytic manner …

Many aquatic invertebrates are associated with surfaces, using adhesives to attach to the
substratum for locomotion, prey capture, reproduction, building or defence. Their intriguing …

Sea urchins possess specialized adhesive organs, tube feet. Although initially believed to
function as suckers, it is currently accepted that they rely on adhesive and de-adhesive …

Biomedical adhesives, despite having been used increasingly in recent years, still face a
major technological challenge: strong adhesion in wet environments. In this context …

Many free-living flatworms have evolved a temporary adhesion system, which allows them to
quickly attach to and release from diverse substrates. In the marine Macrostomum lignano …

Hydra is a freshwater solitary polyp, capable of temporary adhesion to underwater surfaces.
The reversible attachment is based on an adhesive material that is secreted from its basal …

Non-parasitic flatworms are known to temporarily attach to the substrate by secreting a
multicomponent bioadhesive to counteract water movements. However, to date, only …

The phylum Echinodermata is remarkable in the sense that most of its species use
temporary adhesion extensively for attachment to the substratum or food capture. Their …