Abstract
Mussels have a unique ability of adhesion. They adhere to wet surfaces that synthetic glues do not adhere. This unique feature of mussels has led scientists and engineers to explore the mechanism of mussel adhesion and the mussel-inspired- adhesive biomaterials. Since the finding of catecholamine moieties that are responsible for the robust adhesion of mussels, extensive studies related to surface functionalization, chemistry and adhesive biomaterials have been reported. In this chapter, chemical principles of mussel adhesion, surface chemistry and adhesive functional biomaterials inspired by mussels will be described.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 273-291 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | World Scientific Series in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2014 |
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