Publications
] , “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.
, “Critical role of zinc in hardening of Nereis jaws.”, J Exp Biol, vol. 209, no. Pt 16, pp. 3219-25, 2006.
, “Proteins in load-bearing junctions: the histidine-rich metal-binding protein of mussel byssus.”, Biochemistry, vol. 45, no. 47, pp. 14223-31, 2006.
, “The transition from stiff to compliant materials in squid beaks.”, Science, vol. 319, no. 5871, pp. 1816-9, 2008.
, “Fluorescence Investigations into Complex Coacervation between Polyvinylimidazole and Sodium Alginate.”, Macromolecules, vol. 42, no. 6, pp. 2168-2176, 2009.
, “Hyperunstable matrix proteins in the byssus of Mytilus galloprovincialis.”, J Exp Biol, vol. 212, no. Pt 14, pp. 2224-36, 2009.
, “Promotion of osteoblast proliferation on complex coacervation-based hyaluronic acid - recombinant mussel adhesive protein coatings on titanium.”, Biomaterials, vol. 31, no. 6, pp. 1080-4, 2010.
, “Protein- and metal-dependent interactions of a prominent protein in mussel adhesive plaques.”, J Biol Chem, vol. 285, no. 33, pp. 25850-8, 2010.
, “Mussel-Inspired Adhesives and Coatings.”, Annu Rev Mater Res, vol. 41, pp. 99-132, 2011.
, “pH-induced metal-ligand cross-links inspired by mussel yield self-healing polymer networks with near-covalent elastic moduli.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 108, no. 7, pp. 2651-5, 2011.
, “Adhesion mechanism in a DOPA-deficient foot protein from green mussels().”, Soft Matter, vol. 8, no. 20, pp. 5640-5648, 2012.
, “Changing environments and structure--property relationships in marine biomaterials.”, J Exp Biol, vol. 215, no. Pt 6, pp. 873-83, 2012.
, “Improved performance of protected catecholic polysiloxanes for bioinspired wet adhesion to surface oxides.”, J Am Chem Soc, vol. 134, no. 49, pp. 20139-45, 2012.
, “Mussel foot protein-1 (mcfp-1) interaction with titania surfaces().”, J Mater Chem, vol. 22, no. 31, pp. 15530-15533, 2012.
, “Adaptive hydrophobic and hydrophilic interactions of mussel foot proteins with organic thin films.”, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, vol. 110, no. 39, pp. 15680-5, 2013.
, “Adhesion of mussel foot protein-3 to TiO2 surfaces: the effect of pH.”, Biomacromolecules, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 1072-7, 2013.
, “Adhesion of mussel foot proteins to different substrate surfaces.”, J R Soc Interface, vol. 10, no. 79, p. 20120759, 2013.
, “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.
, “Fabrication of unique chemical patterns and concentration gradients with visible light.”, J Am Chem Soc, vol. 135, no. 38, pp. 14106-9, 2013.
, “Hydrophobic enhancement of Dopa-mediated adhesion in a mussel foot protein.”, J Am Chem Soc, vol. 135, no. 1, pp. 377-83, 2013.
, “Layer-by-layer polyelectrolyte deposition: a mechanism for forming biocomposite materials.”, Biomacromolecules, vol. 14, no. 6, pp. 1715-26, 2013.
, “Marine hydroid perisarc: a chitin- and melanin-reinforced composite with DOPA-iron(III) complexes.”, Acta Biomater, vol. 9, no. 9, pp. 8110-7, 2013.
, “Versatile tuning of supramolecular hydrogels through metal complexation of oxidation-resistant catechol-inspired ligands.”, Soft Matter, vol. 9, no. 43, 2013.
, “Boronate complex formation with Dopa containing mussel adhesive protein retards ph-induced oxidation and enables adhesion to mica.”, PLoS One, vol. 9, no. 10, p. e108869, 2014.