No one likes getting staples or stitches when you get sliced open accidentally or on purpose. The fine folks over at Purdue University have been working on a glue that sticks in wet environments that is based on the proteins that sand worms and mussels use to stick to things. Gotta love science! Now that this is on the way hopefully, are we going to run an over/over on who if the first person to put this in their buddies lube bottle? Probably going to have to get the hose out after that.



In efforts to develop better alternatives, researchers have been inspired by natural glues. Specifically, underwater application and bonding has been demonstrated with materials based on organisms such as sandcastle worms and mussels. Both produce proteins containing the amino acid 3,4- dihydroxyphenylalanine, or DOPA, which has been shown to provide adhesion strength, even in wet environments.

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Source: [H]ardOCP – Non-toxic Underwater Adhesive