Recent Advances in Mussel-Inspired Synthetic Polymers as Marine Antifouling Coatings

Synthetic oligomers and polymers inspired by the multifunctional tethering system (byssus) of the common mussel (genus <i>Mytilus</i>) have emerged since the 1980s as a very active research domain within the wider bioinspired and biomimetic materials arena. The unique combination of stro...

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Main Authors: Ioannis Manolakis, Usaid Azhar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Coatings
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/10/7/653