GAITHERSBURG, MD. -- "Nature didn't make mussel glue for man's instant gratification," says Herbert Waite, the marine biochemist who first isolated adhesive protein from the foot of the common blue ...

This bioinspired glue, formed by combining mussel-inspired polymers with mucin proteins, adheres strongly to wet surfaces and prevents bacterial buildup. Potential applications include coating ...

Mussels produce a sort of waterproof glue, which is much more powerful than synthetic adhesives and keeps them from being washed away. By combining the power of this muscle ‘glue’ with the ...

Professor Hyung Joon Cha and his colleagues at POSTECH have developed new tissue adhesive that is mussel-protein based via a photochemical reaction using blue visible light. The innovative ...