Exploring the Mesoscopic Morphology in Mussel Adhesive Proteins by Soft X-ray Spectromicroscopy.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c01746
Abstract: Marine mussels efficiently adhere under wet conditions by precisely controlling the hierarchical structure of the adhesive plaque through sequential mussel foot protein secretion in the foot-tip cavity. Chemical analysis of the non-uniform mussel plaque morphology… read more here.
Keywords: ray spectromicroscopy; morphology; spectromicroscopy; mesoscopic morphology ... See more keywords