Getting Glued in the Sea: Hokkaido University
November 14, 2019
November 14, 2019
HOKKAIDO, Japan, Nov. 14 [TNSscientificresearch-Nature Communications journal] -- Hokkaido University issued the following news release:
New bio-inspired hydrogels can act like superglue in highly ionic environments such as seawater, overcoming issues in currently available marine adhesives.
Scientists have been working on developing adhesives for the marine environment that are inspired by organisms that fix themselves to underwater surfaces, like mussels. These catech . . .
New bio-inspired hydrogels can act like superglue in highly ionic environments such as seawater, overcoming issues in currently available marine adhesives.
Scientists have been working on developing adhesives for the marine environment that are inspired by organisms that fix themselves to underwater surfaces, like mussels. These catech . . .