This study has reviewed the naturally occurring bioadhesives produced in marine and
freshwater aqueous environments and in the mucinous exudates of some terrestrial animals …

As an unparalleled bonding technology, adhesives have been widely used in the fields of
tissue repair, wearable devices, and cold-supply chain. In Nature, many organisms have …

Orb-weaving spiders have two main methods of prey capture: cribellate spiders use dry,
sticky capture threads, and ecribellate spiders use viscid glue droplets. Predation behaviour …

Highly stretchable self‐powered energy sources are promising options for powering diverse
wearable smart electronics. However, commercially existing energy sources are …

The origin of aggregate silk glands and their production of wet adhesive silks is considered
a key innovation of the Araneoidea, a superfamily of spiders that build orb-webs and …

Introduction Orb web and cobweb weaving spiders in the superfamily Araneoidea are
distinguished by their ability to make a chemically sticky aqueous glue in specialized …

With the developments in nanotechnology, nanofibrous materials attract great attention as
possible platforms for fluidic engineering. This requires an understanding of droplet …

The aggregate glue in spider webs is composed of hygroscopic low molecular mass
compounds (LMMCs), glycoproteins and water. The LMMCs absorb atmospheric water and …

Background Spiders have evolved two types of sticky capture threads: one with wet
adhesive spun by ecribellate orb-weavers and another with dry adhesive spun by cribellate …

Spider aggregate glue can absorb moisture from the atmosphere to reduce its viscosity and
become tacky. The viscosity at which glue adhesion is maximized is remarkably similar …