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Facile Fabrication of Functional Membranes through Oxidant-Triggered Plant-Inspired Surface Modification
DownloadFall 2019
Surface functionalization methods are critically important for materials research community in endowing surfaces with multiple novel and unique properties. Plant-derived polyphenolic compounds exhibit material-independent adhesive affinity and form versatile coatings via synchronous oxidation and...
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Spring 2017
Mussels can obtain strong underwater attachment to virtually all kinds of surfaces including rocks, metals, wood structures, polymers and concretes by secreting mussel foot proteins to form byssus. Great efforts have been dedicated to understanding this behavior and it is found that an catecholic...