The secret to stickiness of mussels underwater

ScienceDaily
Jun 1, 2021, 10:06 am113 pts
Mussels survive by sticking to rocks in the fierce waves or tides underwater. Materials mimicking this underwater adhesion are widely used for skin or bone adhesion, for modifying the surface of a scaffold, or even in drug or cell delivery systems. However, these materials have not entirely imitated the…

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