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SUBMITTER: Lo Presti M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8373158 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lo Presti Marco M Rizzo Giorgio G Farinola Gianluca M GM Omenetto Fiorenzo G FG
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) 20210603 16
The exceptional underwater adhesive properties displayed by aquatic organisms, such as mussels (Mytilus spp.) and barnacles (Cirripedia spp.) have long inspired new approaches to adhesives with a superior performance both in wet and dry environments. Herein, a bioinspired adhesive composite that combines both adhesion mechanisms of mussels and barnacles through a blend of silk, polydopamine, and Fe<sup>3+</sup> ions in an entirely organic, nontoxic water-based formulation is presented. This appr ...[more]