The high demand for rapid wound healing has spurred the development of multifunctional
and smart bioadhesives with strong bioadhesion, antibacterial effect, real-time sensing …

The rapid and robust adhesion of marine mussels to diverse solid surfaces in wet
environments is mediated by the secreted mussel adhesive proteins which are abundant in …

Robust adhesion to wet, salt-encrusted, corroded and slimy surfaces has been an essential
adaptation in the life histories of sessile marine organisms for hundreds of millions of years …

After more than four billion years of evolution, nature has created a large number of
fascinating living organisms, which show numerous peculiar structures and wonderful …

Nature employs sophisticated control of a structure's properties at multiple length scales to
achieve its wet adhesion. However, the translation of such structures has very often been …

Due to their dynamic, stimuli-responsive nature, non-covalent interactions represent
versatile design elements that can be found in nature in many molecular processes or …

Hydrogels are soft materials used in an array of biomedical applications. However, the in
situ formation of hydrogels at target sites, particularly in dynamic in vivo environments …

Protein‐metal interactions—traditionally regarded for roles in metabolic processes—are now
known to enhance the performance of certain biogenic materials, influencing properties …

This review reports the recent advances in the most important and straightforward synthetic
protocols for incorporating catechols into (bio) polymers, and discusses the emerging …

Adhesiveness of hydrogels depends on the balance and synergy of their cohesion and
adhesion. However, it is a challenge to fabricate catechol-based hydrogels with high …