Mussel Proteins and Underwater Glue
In short: Marine mussels use DOPA-rich proteins to create incredibly strong underwater adhesives, inspiring new medical glues and synthetic coatings.
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Sources used in this film: PMC, “The molecular mechanisms underlying mussel adhesion”; PMC, “Structure, function and parallel evolution of the bivalve byssus, with insights from proteomes and the zebra mussel genome”; Nature Communications, “Rapid self-assembly of complex biomolecular architectures during mussel byssus biofabrication - Nature Communications”; Nature Reviews Chemistry, “Catechol redox maintenance in mussel adhesion - Nature Reviews Chemistry”; PMC, “Adhesive Materials Inspired by Barnacle Underwater Adhesion: Biological Principles and Biomimetic Designs”; bioinspiredmaterials.studentorg.berkeley.edu, “Mussel Adhesion and Mussel-Inspired Materials”; Med-X, “Bioinspired bioadhesion: translating nature’s adhesive strategies into regenerative medicine - Med-X”.
Sources used in this film
- PMC — The molecular mechanisms underlying mussel adhesion · View →
- PMC — Structure, function and parallel evolution of the bivalve byssus, with insights from proteomes and the zebra mussel genome · View →
- Nature Communications — Rapid self-assembly of complex biomolecular architectures during mussel byssus biofabrication - Nature Communications · View →
- Nature Reviews Chemistry — Catechol redox maintenance in mussel adhesion - Nature Reviews Chemistry · View →
- PMC — Adhesive Materials Inspired by Barnacle Underwater Adhesion: Biological Principles and Biomimetic Designs · View →
- bioinspiredmaterials.studentorg.berkeley.edu — Mussel Adhesion and Mussel-Inspired Materials · View →
- Med-X — Bioinspired bioadhesion: translating nature’s adhesive strategies into regenerative medicine - Med-X · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: PMC: The molecular mechanisms underlying mussel adhesion
- Also: PMC: Structure, function and parallel evolution of the bivalve byssus, with insights from proteomes and the zebra mussel genome
- Also: Nature Communications: Rapid self-assembly of complex biomolecular architectures during mussel byssus biofabrication - Nature Communications
- Also: Nature Reviews Chemistry: Catechol redox maintenance in mussel adhesion - Nature Reviews Chemistry
- Also: PMC: Adhesive Materials Inspired by Barnacle Underwater Adhesion: Biological Principles and Biomimetic Designs
- Also: bioinspiredmaterials.studentorg.berkeley.edu: Mussel Adhesion and Mussel-Inspired Materials
- Also: Med-X: Bioinspired bioadhesion: translating nature’s adhesive strategies into regenerative medicine - Med-X
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