ReviewThe Journal of experimental biology2017
Mussel adhesion - essential footwork.
Review in The Journal of experimental biology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 182 papers.
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182 citing papers in PubMed, 640 citations in OpenAlex.
- Underwater self-curing and adhesion of phenolic polymer coacervate with negligible external stimuli.Materials today. Bio · 2026Article
- Coacervates as bio-inspired intermediates for materials processing.Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) · 2026Review
- Biomedical Potential of the Deep-Sea Vent MusselMarine drugs · 2026Review
- Bioadhesive Hydrogels for Tissue Repair: Design Strategies, Adhesion Mechanisms, and Emerging Applications.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Adverse outcome pathways of titanium dioxide nanoparticles and marine heatwaves on byssal performance in mussels.Eco-Environment & Health · 2026Article
- Advances in engineering and applications of synthetic phase-separated membraneless organelles in biotechnology.Synthetic and systems biotechnology · 2026Review
- Self-Reinforcing Poly(disulfides) Underwater Adhesives via Catechol-Cation Synergy.Polymer science & technology (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Article
- The effect of strain rate on adhesion in the purple sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus).Biology open · 2026Article
- Holdfast adhesion in the kelp Alaria marginata: Cell wall polysaccharides and phenolics.Journal of phycology · 2026Article
- Highly oxidation-resistant imidazolium-modified catechol for stable wet adhesion under alkaline conditions.RSC applied interfaces · 2026Article
- Convergence and Reducibility as Transferability Filters in Biomimetic Design.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2026Review
- Research advances on protein-based microneedles for treatment of skin diseases: A review.Materials today. Bio · 2026Review
- Structural and immunogenic evaluation of silk proteins from Bombyx mori using advanced bioinformatics and deep learning for biomaterials applications.Journal, genetic engineering & biotechnology · 2026Article
- Investigating byssus self-assembly ofMarine life science & technology · 2026Article
- Thiol-Associated Antioxidant Activity of Recombinant Mussel Foot Protein Mfp6-1 Supports Cutaneous Wound Repair in a Murine Model.Marine drugs · 2026Article
- Structure-Activity Relationships, Molecular Mechanisms, and Ecotoxicological Evaluation Underlying Nucleoside-Mediated Antifouling Activity.Biomolecules · 2026Article
- Vibrio choleraeadhesin-derived peptides mediate strong pull-off forces in aqueous media with high ionic strength.Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces · 2026Article
- Identification and characterization of a wet adhesive protein extracted fromProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Biobased adhesive hydrogels for wound management and tissue repair: From materials to advanced applications.APL bioengineering · 2026Review
- Mistletoe- and Mussel-Inspired Fabrication of Hierarchically Structured Protein-Cellulose Scaffolds From Biomolecular Condensates.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026Article
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Abstract
Robust adhesion to wet, salt-encrusted, corroded and slimy surfaces has been an essential adaptation in the life histories of sessile marine organisms for hundreds of millions of years, but it remains a major impasse for technology. Mussel adhesion has served as one of many model systems providing a fundamental understanding of what is required for attachment to wet surfaces. Most polymer engineers have focused on the use of 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl-l-alanine (Dopa), a peculiar but abundant catecholic amino acid in mussel adhesive proteins. The premise of this Review is that although Dopa does have the potential for diverse cohesive and adhesive interactions, these will be difficult to achieve in synthetic homologs without a deeper knowledge of mussel biology; that is, how, at different length and time scales, mussels regulate the reactivity of their adhesive proteins. To deposit adhesive proteins onto target surfaces, the mussel foot creates an insulated reaction chamber with extreme reaction conditions such as low pH, low ionic strength and high reducing poise. These conditions enable adhesive proteins to undergo controlled fluid-fluid phase separation, surface adsorption and spreading, microstructure formation and, finally, solidification.
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