Recent approaches in designing bioadhesive materials inspired by mussel adhesive protein

P Kord Forooshani, BP Lee - Journal of Polymer Science Part A …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

RAFT polymerization to form stimuli-responsive polymers

G Moad - Polymer Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Stimuli-responsive polymers adapt to their surrounding environment. These polymers are
capable of responding to a variety of external stimuli, which include optical, electrical …

Mussel-inspired fabrication of functional materials and their environmental applications: progress and prospects

X Zhang, Q Huang, F Deng, H Huang, Q Wan… - Applied Materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
Mussel-inspired chemistry has recently emerged as one of the most important and interest
surface modification method owing to its gentle experiment conditions, high modification …

Catechols as versatile platforms in polymer chemistry

E Faure, C Falentin-Daudré, C Jérôme… - Progress in polymer …, 2013 - Elsevier
Catechols represent an important and versatile building block for the design of mussel-
inspired synthetic adhesives and coatings. Indeed, their ability to establish large panoply of …

The present and future of biologically inspired adhesive interfaces and materials

CE Brubaker, PB Messersmith - Langmuir, 2012 - ACS Publications
The natural world provides many examples of robust, permanent adhesive platforms.
Synthetic adhesive interfaces and materials inspired by mussels of genus Mytulis have been …

[HTML][HTML] From self-assembled monolayers to coatings: Advances in the synthesis and nanobio applications of polymer brushes

M Kim, SK Schmitt, JW Choi, JD Krutty, P Gopalan - Polymers, 2015 - mdpi.com
In this review, we describe the latest advances in synthesis, characterization, and
applications of polymer brushes. Synthetic advances towards well-defined polymer brushes …

Titanium-based nanocomposite materials: a review of recent advances and perspectives

M Shahadat, TT Teng, M Rafatullah… - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2015 - Elsevier
This article explains recent advances in the synthesis and characterization of novel titanium-
based nanocomposite materials. Currently, it is a pressing concern to develop innovative …

Stainless steel surfaces with thiol-terminated hyperbranched polymers for functionalization via thiol-based chemistry

WJ Yang, KG Neoh, ET Kang, SLM Teo… - Polymer Chemistry, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Hyperbranched polyethyleneimine (BPEI) was coupled to a polydopamine-coated stainless
steel (SS) substrate. Subsequent mercaptoethylation of BPEI with ethylene sulfide produced …

Bioinspired titanium drug eluting platforms based on a poly-β-cyclodextrin–chitosan layer-by-layer self-assembly targeting infections

A Pérez-Anes, M Gargouri, W Laure… - … applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
In the field of implantable titanium-based biomaterials, infections and inflammations are the
most common forms of postoperative complications. The controlled local delivery of …

Direct functionalization of nanodiamond particles using dopamine derivatives

A Barras, J Lyskawa, S Szunerits, P Woisel… - Langmuir, 2011 - ACS Publications
The article reports on the strong linking of dopamine derivatives as a simple and a versatile
strategy for the surface functionalization of hydroxyl-terminated nanodiamond (ND–OH) …