Figure 1: The key features of natural and translated mussel adhesion.
From: High-performance mussel-inspired adhesives of reduced complexity
(a) A mussel anchored by byssal threads and plaques to a rock in the intertidal zone (Goleta Pier, California). (b) Schematic of the distribution of different mfps in a plaque. (c) Primary sequence of mfp-5; S (green) denotes phosphoserine. (d) Pie chart of key functionalities in mfp-5. (e) One example (Z-Cat-C10) of a zwitterionic surfactant inspired by mfp-5. (f) Light micrograph image of liquid-phase-separated Z-Cat-C10 at 100 mg ml−1 concentration. The scale bar on e corresponds to 200 μm.
