Invasive Green Mussel May Inspire New Forms Of Wet Adhesion
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 - 12:21
in Biology & Nature
The green mussel is known for being a notoriously invasive fouling species, but scientists have just discovered that it also has a very powerful form of adhesion in its foot. The stickiness of the mussel's foot could possibly be copied to form new artificial adhesives.