Probing Molecular and Surface Interactions of Mussel Adhesive Proteins by Using Surface Forces Apparatus

摘要

Mussels survive in turbulent sea by robust underwater adhesion to all kinds of wave and wind-swept substrata,as well as highly stiff and highly extensible surface coatings using a proteinaceous byssus.Such remarkable features make the byssus a source of inspiration for the development of novel adhesives,coatings and biomaterials which can be introduced in a similarly turbulent aqueous environment in the human body.The mussel byssus resembles a bundle of threads tipped with adhesive plaques and contains roughly 25-30 different proteins.