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[–] b3an 1 points 1 day ago

I love stuff like this! I saw this on my radar recently, It’s gross but cool! Engineers create new glue that mimics mussels and mucus to prevent bacterial buildup

Now engineers from MIT and Freie Universität Berlin have developed a new type of glue that combines the waterproof stickiness of the mussels' plaques with the germ-proof properties of another natural material: mucus.

"Depending on how much cross-linking (chemical bonds) you have, we can control the speed at which the liquids gelate and adhere," Haag adds. "We can do this all on wet surfaces, at room temperature, and under very mild conditions. This is what is quite unique."