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  • Geckos use structures on the hairs of their feet to generate adhesive forces, enabling them to cling onto surfaces, and rapidly attach and detach. Messersmith et al. have combined this strategy of geckos with the chemical approach to underwater adhesion used by mussels. The resulting 'geckel' adhesive shows remarkable reversible adhesion over 1,000 cycles in both wet and dry conditions.

    • Haeshin Lee
    • Bruce P. Lee
    • Phillip B. Messersmith
    Research
    Nature
    Volume: 448, P: 338-341

  • Composites of carbon nanotubes and polymers act as hosts for enzymes and can prevent protein contamination on the surfaces of medical devices.

    • Phillip B. Messersmith
    • Marcus Textor
    News & Views
    Nature Nanotechnology
    Volume: 2, P: 138-139

  • Synergistic amino-catechol adhesives have attracted attention; however the topological relationship is still poorly understood. Here, the authors report on a study into the adhesion of a library of DOPA-lysine peptides to organic and inorganic surfaces and demonstrate the effects of spacers for energy dissipation.

    • Yiran Li
    • Jing Cheng
    • Phillip B. Messersmith
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 11, P: 1-8

  • The ability to alter surface chemistry on a variety of materials makes polydopamine (PDA) and excellent surface coating material, but weak wear resistance and high surface roughness limits its application. Here, the authors demonstrate a laser annealing process to improve the mechanical properties of PDA coatings.

    • Kyueui Lee
    • Minok Park
    • Phillip B. Messersmith
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 11, P: 1-8

  • Maleimide–thiol adducts are popular in both bioconjugation and materials chemistry, however, they are unstable under physiological conditions. Now, a mechanochemical approach uses pulling forces to stabilize maleimide–thiol adducts and improve the stability of polymer–protein conjugates.

    • Cody J. Higginson
    • Phillip B. Messersmith
    News & Views
    Nature Chemistry
    Volume: 11, P: 295-296