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SUBMITTER: Barrett DG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3589528 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Barrett Devin G DG Fullenkamp Dominic E DE He Lihong L Holten-Andersen Niels N Lee Ka Yee C KY Messersmith Phillip B PB
Advanced functional materials 20121002 9
The mechanical holdfast of the mussel, the byssus, is processed at acidic pH yet functions at alkaline pH. Byssi are enriched in Fe<sup>3+</sup> and catechol-containing proteins, species with chemical interactions that vary widely over the pH range of byssal processing. Currently, the link between pH, Fe<sup>3+</sup>-catechol reactions, and mechanical function are poorly understood. Herein, we describe how pH influences the mechanical performance of materials formed by reacting synthetic catecho ...[more]