Acorn Barnacles Secrete Phase‐Separating Fluid to Clear Surfaces Ahead of Cement Deposition
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DOI: 10.1002/advs.201700762
Abstract: Abstract Marine macrofoulers (e.g., barnacles, tubeworms, mussels) create underwater adhesives capable of attaching themselves to almost any material. The difficulty in removing these organisms frustrates maritime and oceanographic communities, and fascinates biomedical and industrial communities… read more here.
Keywords: phase; phase separating; separating fluid; acorn barnacles ... See more keywords