Polymeric materials produced from fossil fuels have been intimately linked to the
development of industrial activities in the 20th century and, consequently, to the …

Tissue engineering is a promising and revolutionary strategy to treat patients who suffer the
loss or failure of an organ or tissue, with the aim to restore the dysfunctional tissues and …

Mussel-inspired chemistry, owing to its unique and versatile functions to manipulate
dynamic molecular-scale interactions, has emerged as a powerful tool for the rational design …

Conspectus Polyphenols are naturally occurring compounds that are ubiquitous in plants
and display a spectrum of physical, chemical, and biological properties. For example, they …

The adhesion of some marine organisms to almost any kind of surface in wet conditions has
aroused increasing interest in recent decades. Numerous fundamental studies have been …

Mussel-inspired chemistry, as a powerful tool to manipulate material properties, has been
widely studied and implemented in surface engineering of a variety of materials for …

The rapid and robust adhesion of marine mussels to diverse solid surfaces in wet
environments is mediated by the secreted mussel adhesive proteins which are abundant in …

Robust adhesion to wet, salt-encrusted, corroded and slimy surfaces has been an essential
adaptation in the life histories of sessile marine organisms for hundreds of millions of years …

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 …

Nature employs sophisticated control of a structure's properties at multiple length scales to
achieve its wet adhesion. However, the translation of such structures has very often been …