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1 December 2007
Mussels stick to virtually all inorganic and organic surfaces, and with amazing tenacity. In the US, Northwestern University biomedical engineer Phillip B. Messersmith has already developed a material that mimics the strength of these bonds and has now produced a versatile coating method that mimics them.