Publication Date:
2014-07-13
Description:
Article Using their unique bioadhesives, barnacles can adhere to a great variety of surfaces. Here, Gohad et al. show that the barnacle larval bioadhesive contains lipids and phosphoproteins that are organized in a complex structure and work together to maximize adhesion. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms5414 Authors: Neeraj V. Gohad, Nick Aldred, Christopher M. Hartshorn, Young Jong Lee, Marcus T. Cicerone, Beatriz Orihuela, Anthony S. Clare, Dan Rittschof, Andrew S. Mount
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics