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

The general topic of this review is protein‐based underwater adhesives produced by aquatic
organisms. The focus is on mechanisms of interfacial adhesion to native surfaces and …

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

Extracellular matrices (ECM) play an enormous role in any living system, controlling various
factors and eventually fates of cells. ECM regulates cell fate by providing constant …

Barnacle cement (BC) was beneficially applied on stainless steel (SS) to serve as the
initiator anchor for surface-initiated polymerization. The amine and hydroxyl moieties of …

The natural world provides many examples of robust, permanent adhesive platforms.
Synthetic adhesive interfaces and materials inspired by mussels of genus Mytulis have been …

We report on the use of three different atomic force spectroscopy modalities to determine the
nanomechanical properties of amyloid fibrils of the human α-synuclein protein. α-Synuclein …

Barnacles are intriguing, not only with respect to their importance as fouling organisms, but
also in terms of the mechanism of underwater adhesion, which provides a platform for …

The nanoscale morphology and protein secondary structure of barnacle adhesive plaques
were characterized using atomic force microscopy (AFM), far-UV circular dichroism (CD) …

Transthyretin (TTR) is a tetrameric protein transporting hormones in the plasma and brain,
which has many other activities that have not been fully acknowledged. TTR is a positive …