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ArticlebioRxiv : the preprint server for biology2026

Bacteria-mimetic bioadhesives with multivalent mucoadhesion and drug-compatible delivery.

Evan Johnston, Megan Farrow, Zhen Yang, Aram Bahmani, Yin Liu, Xin Huang, Jing Yan, Jianyu Li

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Article in bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Evan Johnston
Zhen Yang
Aram Bahmani
Yin Liu
Xin Huang
Jing Yan
Jianyu Li

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Abstract

The ability to adhere to mucus-lined tissues underpins a range of biomedical devices and therapies. However, many existing strategies rely on covalent bonding chemistries and can be unstable, cytotoxic, or incompatible with therapeutics. Here, we present a bacteria-mimetic bioadhesion strategy inspired by Novelty Statement: Bioadhesive designs have drawn inspiration from nature such as mussel-inspired catechol chemistry and gecko-inspired dry adhesion. In contrast, bacterial adhesion mechanisms, despite enabling robust colonization of mucus-lined tissues under demanding conditions, remain largely overlooked. This work introduces a bacteria-mimetic bioadhesion strategy that selectively repurposes a short, non-pathogenic peptide derived from a

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PMID42039488
PMCPMC13104976

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