ArticleNature communications2018
Intertidal exposure favors the soft-studded armor of adaptive mussel coatings.
Article in Nature communications, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Catechol redox maintenance in mussel adhesion.Nature reviews. Chemistry · 2025Review
- Swim bladder-derived biomaterials: structures, compositions, properties, modifications, and biomedical applications.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2024Review
- Supramolecular interaction enabled preparation of high-strength water-based adhesives from polymethylmethacrylate wastes.iScience · 2023Article
- Viscoelastic analysis of mussel threads reveals energy dissipative mechanisms.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2022Article
- Molecular design principles of Lysine-DOPA wet adhesion.Nature communications · 2020Article
- Phase-dependent redox insulation in mussel adhesion.Science advances · 2020Article
- Force distribution and multiscale mechanics in the mussel byssus.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2019Article
- Marine-Inspired Polymers in Medical Adhesion.European polymer journal · 2019Article
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Abstract
The mussel cuticle, a thin layer that shields byssal threads from environmental exposure, is a model among high-performance coatings for being both hard and hyper-extensible. However, despite avid interest in translating its features into an engineered material, the mechanisms underlying this performance are manifold and incompletely understood. To deepen our understanding of this biomaterial, we explore here the ultrastructural, scratch-resistant, and mechanical features at the submicrometer scale and relate our observations to individual cuticular components. These investigations show that cuticle nanomechanics are governed by granular microinclusions/nanoinclusions, which, contrary to previous interpretations, are three-fold softer than the surrounding matrix. This adaptation, which is found across several related mussel species, is linked to the level of hydration and presumed to maintain bulk performance during tidal exposures. Given the interest in implementing transfer of biological principles to modern materials, these findings may have noteworthy implications for the design of durable synthetic coatings.
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