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 …

Nowadays, fish production through aquaculture and wild capture is escalating due to the
higher fish protein demand for human consumption. Thus, the needs for fish products to be …

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 …

Biofouling is the growth of organisms on wet surfaces. Biofouling includes micro-(bacteria
and unicellular algae) and macrofouling (mussels, barnacles, tube worms, bryozoans, etc.) …

Bioadhesion is a critical process for many marine and freshwater invertebrate animals.
Bioadhesives mainly made of proteins have remarkable adhesive ability underwater …

The biological impact of chemical formulations used in various coating applications is
essential in guiding the development of new materials that directly contact living organisms …

Acorn barnacles are major marine fouling organisms. Their success is largely due to an
ability to adhere to diverse substrates via a sub-micron thick proteinaceous adhesive layer …

Byssuses, which are proteinaceous fibers secreted by mollusks, are remarkable underwater
adhesives. Although mussel adhesives are well known, much less is known about the …

Adhesive secretion has a fundamental role in barnacles' survival, keeping them in an
adequate position on the substrate under a variety of hydrologic regimes. It arouses special …