The field of orthopedics has witnessed remarkable advancements in recent years, primarily
driven by the development and utilization of innovative biomaterials. This comprehensive …

Many aquatic invertebrates are associated with surfaces, using adhesives to attach to the
substratum for locomotion, prey capture, reproduction, building or defence. Their intriguing …

Sea stars adhere strongly but temporarily to underwater substrata via the secretion of a
blend of proteins, forming an adhesive footprint that they leave on the surface after …

The common octopus is a cephalopod species subject to active fisheries, with great potential
in the aquaculture and food industry, and which serves as a model species for biomedical …

To resist hydrodynamic forces, two main underwater attachment strategies have evolved
multiple times in aquatic animals: glue-like “bioadhesive secretions” and pressure-driven …

Marine and terrestrial organisms often utilise EGF/EGF-like domains in wet adhesives, yet
their roles in adhesion remain unclear. Here, we investigate the Barbatia virescense byssal …

In nature, surfaces are evolutionarily designed to allow adaptation of species to their
environments. Insects make extensive use of interfacial phenomena because of their small …

Bioadhesion is a critical process for many marine and freshwater invertebrate animals.
Bioadhesives mainly made of proteins have remarkable adhesive ability underwater …

Elysia crispata is a tropical sea slug that can retain intracellular functional chloroplasts from
its algae prey, a mechanism termed kleptoplasty. This sea slug, like other gastropods …

Benzodiazepines, psychotropic drugs, are ubiquitous in the aquatic environment due to over-
consumption and inefficient removal by sewage treatment plants. Bioaccumulation with …