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High-Strength Adhesive Exuded from the Adventitious Roots of English Ivy

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As a trending topic in recent years, tremendous efforts in the exploration of molecular bases for a variety of adhesive events in diverse biological organisms have considerably improved our understanding of relevant principles capable of being implemented as guidelines for directing the design and development of adhesive biomaterials and devices with expected functionalities. In this chapter, we focus on describing the recent advance in the exploration of a high-strength bioadhesive derived from the adventitious roots of English ivy (Hedera helix), which is a root climber that possesses strong capacity to cling vertical surfaces. The molecular mechanisms underlying this high-strength adhesive, especially the intriguing roles of bulk glycoprotein-rich spherical nanoparticles in favoring the generation of strong adhesion strength within the adhesive substances, are discussed in detail. Relevant progress in the development of ivy-mimetic and ivy-inspired adhesive composites is also illustrated.

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    Yujian Huang & Mingjun Zhang Ph.D., D.Sc.

  2. Dorothy M. Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA

    Yujian Huang & Mingjun Zhang Ph.D., D.Sc.

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Huang, Y., Zhang, M. (2016). High-Strength Adhesive Exuded from the Adventitious Roots of English Ivy. In: Smith, A. (eds) Biological Adhesives. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46082-6_14

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