Polydopamine is one of the simplest and most versatile approaches to functionalizing
material surfaces, having been inspired by the adhesive nature of catechols and amines in …

The generation of polymer brushes by surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization (SI-
CRP) techniques has become a powerful approach to tailor the chemical and physical …

Marine mussels secret protein‐based adhesives, which enable them to anchor to various
surfaces in a saline, intertidal zone. Mussel foot proteins (Mfps) contain a large abundance …

After more than four billion years of evolution, nature has created a large number of
fascinating living organisms, which show numerous peculiar structures and wonderful …

Understanding and controlling interfaces has proven to be key to a very wide range of
applications, from optical and electronic materials 1, 2 to energy storage and production, 3 …

Catechols are found in nature taking part in a remarkably broad scope of biochemical
processes and functions. Though not exclusively, such versatility may be traced back to …

Catechols represent an important and versatile building block for the design of mussel-
inspired synthetic adhesives and coatings. Indeed, their ability to establish large panoply of …

This review reports the recent advances in the most important and straightforward synthetic
protocols for incorporating catechols into (bio) polymers, and discusses the emerging …

Double stimuli‐responsive membranes are prepared by modification of pH‐sensitive
integral asymmetric polystyrene‐b‐poly (4‐vinylpyridine)(PS‐b‐P4VP) diblock copolymer …

How does man dare to accept nature's challenges? A myriad of natural products with
stunning structures and impressive properties fashion the research platforms of scientists …