Marine biofouling is a well-known massive problem: within the shortest time, ship hulls and
other man-made submerged surfaces are inevitably populated by various marine …

Marine mussels secret protein‐based adhesives, which enable them to anchor to various
surfaces in a saline, intertidal zone. Mussel foot proteins (Mfps) contain a large abundance …

In addition to identifying the proteins that have a role in underwater adhesion by marine
mussels, research efforts have focused on identifying the genes responsible for the …

Surface layers (S-layers) fromBacteriaandArchaeaare built from protein molecules arrayed
in a two-dimensional lattice, forming the outermost cell wall layer in many prokaryotes. In …

A platform of thin polymer coatings was introduced for the functional modulation of
immobilized bioactive molecules at solid/liquid interfaces. The approach is based on …

The current trend in the development of dentin adhesives attempts to simplify bonding steps
and make them more user-friendly. However, optimizing speed and efficiency should be …

Adhesive secretions occur in both aquatic and terrestrial animals, in which they perform
diverse functions. Biological adhesives can therefore be remarkably complex and involve a …

Co-polypeptides containing 3, 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) and l-lysine were
synthesized to mimic the marine adhesive proteins through ring-opening polymerizations …

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

Of the five extant classes of echinoderms, it is the sea urchins (Echinoidea) and the sea
cucumbers (Holothuroidea) that are both commercially fished and heavily overexploited. In …