Mussel‐Inspired Molecular Strategies for Fabricating Functional Materials With Underwater Adhesion and Self‐Healing Properties (Adv. Mater. 51/2025)
Pan Huang, Hongjian Zhang, Hongbo Zeng
Abstract
Mussel-Inspired Molecular Strategies for Fabricating Functional Materials Revealing nanomechanical principles of mussel-inspired molecular interactions for designing multifunctional coacervates, coatings, and hydrogels with robust underwater adhesion and self-healing capability. More details can be found in the Review by Pan Huang, Hongjian Zhang, and Hongbo Zeng (DOI: 10.1002/adma.202501542).
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceSelf-healing hydrogelsNanotechnologyAdhesionUnderwaterBiomimetic materialsBiomimeticsPolymerCell adhesionSoft materialsMolecular dynamicsPolymer Surface Interaction StudiesHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsSupramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials