The University of Nottingham is to investigate how sea mussels stick to wet and wave-hit rocks, aiming to use the knowledge to solve engineering problems. What is already known, is that they use collagen-rich sticky threads, ending in adhesive pads known as plaques. And that these plaques work on many different surfaces. The design principles ...

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