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

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 …

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 …

Although the past decade has witnessed unprecedented medical advances, achieving rapid
and effective hemostasis remains challenging. Uncontrolled bleeding and wound infections …

Adhesives are in general chemically or physically sticky substances used to join surfaces. In
case of gluing biological and living substrates, there is a need for bioadhesives that meet …

Protein-mediated bioadhesion is one of the crucial physiological processes in marine
organisms, by which they can firmly adhere to underwater substrates. Most marine adhesive …

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

Marine macrofoulers (eg, barnacles, tubeworms, mussels) create underwater adhesives
capable of attaching themselves to almost any material. The difficulty in removing these …