Mussels attached to a stone at Coronado Beach, San Diego CA
DOPA-Tag as a Basis for Adhesion and Adhesives

Adhesion:

• general procedure for the immobilization of bioactive proteins to any surface
• no chemical modification of surface needed
• suitable for medical applications or for the purification of proteins by affinity chromatography

Adhesives:

• construction of complex adhesive proteins capable of high tensional strength
• synthesis of protein-based bioglues with custom-made properties