"I envision that adhesive tapes made out of geckel could be used to replace sutures for wound closure, and may also be useful as a water-resistant adhesive for bandages and drug-delivery patches," ...

The same goes for water-resistant or “hydrophobic” materials such as Gore-Tex, which has a low adhesive force that causes water molecules to coalesce on the outside of the material, keeping ...

Water is an enemy of adhesives, which typically do not work well in wet environments -- think of how long a bandage on your finger lasts. Now two Northwestern University biomedical engineers have ...

Attracted by mussels’ unique underwater adhesion ability, DOPA chemistry, which plays a key role in adhesive proteins, has become a typical supramolecular toolbox for designing water-resistant ...

Interfacial catalysis and lignin nanoparticles for strong fire- and water-resistant composite adhesives. Green Chemistry , 2022; 24 (17): 6487 DOI: 10.1039/D2GC01637K Cite This Page : ...