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 musselinspired- 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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| Title of host publication | Handbook of Biomimetics and Bioinspiration |
| Subtitle of host publication | Biologically-driven Engineering of Materials, Processes, Devices, and Systems (In 3 Volumes) |
| Publisher | World Scientific Publishing Co. |
| Pages | 273-291 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789814354936 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2014 |
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