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 ...