Publications
“Adhesion of mussel foot proteins to different substrate surfaces.”, J R Soc Interface, vol. 10, no. 79, p. 20120759, 2013.
, “BIOLOGICAL ADHESIVES. Adaptive synergy between catechol and lysine promotes wet adhesion by surface salt displacement.”, Science, vol. 349, no. 6248, pp. 628-32, 2015.
, “Versatile tuning of supramolecular hydrogels through metal complexation of oxidation-resistant catechol-inspired ligands.”, Soft Matter, vol. 9, no. 43, 2013.
, “Mussel Coating Protein-Derived Complex Coacervates Mitigate Frictional Surface Damage.”, ACS Biomater Sci Eng, vol. 1, no. 11, pp. 1121-1128, 2015.
, “The staying power of adhesion-associated antioxidant activity in Mytilus californianus.”, J R Soc Interface, vol. 12, no. 111, 2015.
, “α,β-Dehydro-Dopa: A Hidden Participant in Mussel Adhesion.”, Biochemistry, vol. 55, no. 5, pp. 743-50, 2016.
, “The transition from stiff to compliant materials in squid beaks.”, Science, vol. 319, no. 5871, pp. 1816-9, 2008.
, “Intertidal exposure favors the soft-studded armor of adaptive mussel coatings.”, Nat Commun, vol. 9, no. 1, p. 3424, 2018.
, “Redox Capacity of an Extracellular Matrix Protein Associated with Adhesion in Mytilus californianus.”, Biochemistry, vol. 55, no. 13, pp. 2022-30, 2016.
, “Optimized DPPH assay in a detergent-based buffer system for measuring antioxidant activity of proteins.”, MethodsX, vol. 1, pp. 233-238, 2014.
, “Antioxidant efficacy and adhesion rescue by a recombinant mussel foot protein-6.”, Biotechnol Prog, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 1587-93, 2013.
, “Asymmetric collapse in biomimetic complex coacervates revealed by local polymer and water dynamics.”, Biomacromolecules, vol. 14, no. 5, pp. 1395-402, 2013.
, “Defining the Catechol-Cation Synergy for Enhanced Wet Adhesion to Mineral Surfaces.”, J Am Chem Soc, vol. 138, no. 29, pp. 9013-6, 2016.
, “Interfacial pH during mussel adhesive plaque formation.”, Biofouling, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 221-7, 2015.
, “Mussel adhesive protein provides cohesive matrix for collagen type-1α.”, Biomaterials, vol. 51, pp. 51-7, 2015.
, “Hyperunstable matrix proteins in the byssus of Mytilus galloprovincialis.”, J Exp Biol, vol. 212, no. Pt 14, pp. 2224-36, 2009.
, “Microphase Behavior and Enhanced Wet-Cohesion of Synthetic Copolyampholytes Inspired by a Mussel Foot Protein.”, J Am Chem Soc, vol. 137, no. 29, pp. 9214-7, 2015.
, “Significant Performance Enhancement of Polymer Resins by Bioinspired Dynamic Bonding.”, Adv Mater, vol. 29, no. 39, 2017.
, “Fluorescence Investigations into Complex Coacervation between Polyvinylimidazole and Sodium Alginate.”, Macromolecules, vol. 42, no. 6, pp. 2168-2176, 2009.
, “Infiltration of chitin by protein coacervates defines the squid beak mechanical gradient.”, Nat Chem Biol, vol. 11, no. 7, pp. 488-95, 2015.
, “Layer-by-layer polyelectrolyte deposition: a mechanism for forming biocomposite materials.”, Biomacromolecules, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 1715-26, 2013.
, “Elastomeric gradients: a hedge against stress concentration in marine holdfasts?”, Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, vol. 357, no. 1418, pp. 143-53, 2002.
, “Changing environments and structure--property relationships in marine biomaterials.”, J Exp Biol, vol. 215, no. Pt 6, pp. 873-83, 2012.
, “Mussel adhesion - essential footwork.”, J Exp Biol, vol. 220, no. Pt 4, pp. 517-530, 2017.
, “Structural proteins from whelk egg capsule with long range elasticity associated with a solid-state phase transition.”, Biomacromolecules, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 30-42, 2014.
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