Soft and hard materials at interfaces exhibit mismatched behaviors, such as mismatched
chemical or biochemical reactivity, mechanical response, and environmental adaptability …

Barnacles are notorious marine fouling organisms, whose life cycle initiates with the
planktonic larva, followed by the free-swimming cyprid that voluntarily explores, and …

The mussel byssus stem provides a strong and compact mechanically mismatched
biointerface between living tissue and a nonliving biopolymer. Yet, in a poorly understood …

Macroscopic supramolecular assembly (MSA) is a recent development in supramolecular
chemistry to associate visible building blocks through non‐covalent interactions in a …

Here we introduce a tissue-adhesive patch with orthogonal cohesive and adhesive
chemistries; supramolecular ureido-4-pyrimidinone (UPy) cross-links provide cohesive …

The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the COVID-19 epidemic can be transmitted via
respiratory droplet-contaminated surfaces or fomites, which urgently requires a fundamental …

The oxidation of tyrosine residues of silk fibroin involves the generation of dityrosine and 3, 4-
dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA). However, it remains a challenge to selectively control the …

Mussels, which occupy important positions in marine ecosystems, attach tightly to
underwater substrates using a proteinaceous holdfast known as the byssus, which is tough …

The Common or Brown Garden Snail, Cornu aspersum, is an invasive land snail that has
successfully colonized a diverse range of global environments. Like other invasive land …

Following their planktonic phase, the larvae of benthic marine organisms must locate a
suitable habitat to settle and metamorphose. For oysters, larval adhesion occurs at the …