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Mussel adhesion - essential footwork by Waite, J Herbert

“…Robust adhesion to wet, salt-encrusted, corroded and slimy surfaces has been an essential adaptation in the life histories of sessile marine organisms for…”
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Toughening elastomers using mussel-inspired iron-catechol complexes by Filippidi, Emmanouela, Cristiani, Thomas R., Eisenbach, Claus D., Waite, J. Herbert, Israelachvili, Jacob N., Ahn, B. Kollbe, Valentine, Megan T.

“…Materials often exhibit a trade-off between stiffness and extensibility; for example, strengthening elastomers by increasing their cross-link density leads to…”
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Surface chemistry Mussel power by Waite, J. Herbert

“…Despite the development of numerous pre-adhesive treatments in an attempt to put a more reactive face on uncooperative surfaces, no general strategy has been…”
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Loneliness, health, and mortality in old age: A national longitudinal study by Luo, Ye, Hawkley, Louise C., Waite, Linda J., Cacioppo, John T.

“…This study examined the relationship between loneliness, health, and mortality using a U.S. nationally representative sample of 2101 adults aged 50 years and…”
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Cassini finds molecular hydrogen in the Enceladus plume: Evidence for hydrothermal processes by Waite, J. Hunter, Glein, Christopher R., Perryman, Rebecca S., Teolis, Ben D., Magee, Brian A., Miller, Greg, Grimes, Jacob, Perry, Mark E., Miller, Kelly E., Bouquet, Alexis, Lunine, Jonathan I., Brockwell, Tim, Bolton, Scott J.

“…Saturn’s moon Enceladus has an ice-covered ocean; a plume of material erupts from cracks in the ice. The plume contains chemical signatures of water-rock…”
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The Carbonate Geochemistry of Enceladus' Ocean by Glein, Christopher R., Waite, J. Hunter

“…The plume composition at Enceladus contains clues about conditions and processes in the interior. We present new geochemical interpretations of Cassini mass…”
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A Cation‐Methylene‐Phenyl Sequence Encodes Programmable Poly(Ionic Liquid) Coacervation and Robust Underwater Adhesion by Zhu, Xiangwei, Wei, Congying, Chen, Hongbo, Zhang, Chongrui, Peng, Huawen, Wang, Dapeng, Yuan, Jiayin, Waite, J. Herbert, Zhao, Qiang

“…Appropriate deciphering and translation of sequence‐dependent function in proteins is inspired by the cation–π interaction that is increasingly implicated in…”
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Surface-initiated self-healing of polymers in aqueous media by Ahn, B. Kollbe, Lee, Dong Woog, Israelachvili, Jacob N., Waite, J. Herbert

“…Synthetic polymers functionalized with mussel-inspired catechols have been shown to exhibit self-healing and adhesive properties, mediated by metal chelation,…”
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Adaptive synergy between catechol and lysine promotes wet adhesion by surface salt displacement by Maier, Greg P., Rapp, Michael V., Waite, J. Herbert, Israelachvili, Jacob N., Butler, Alison

“…In physiological fluids and seawater, adhesion of synthetic polymers to solid surfaces is severely limited by high salt, pH, and hydration, yet these…”
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Process of Tholin Formation in Titan's Upper Atmosphere by Waite, J.H. Jr, Young, D.T, Cravens, T.E, Coates, A.J, Crary, F.J, Magee, B, Westlake, J

“…Titan's lower atmosphere has long been known to harbor organic aerosols (tholins) presumed to have been formed from simple molecules, such as methane and…”
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Underwater contact adhesion and microarchitecture in polyelectrolyte complexes actuated by solvent exchange by Zhao, Qiang, Lee, Dong Woog, Ahn, B. Kollbe, Seo, Sungbaek, Kaufman, Yair, Israelachvili, Jacob N., Waite, J. Herbert

“…Polyelectrolyte complexation triggered by solvent exchange enables robust underwater contact adhesion for plastics, glasses, metals and other surfaces…”
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Translational bioadhesion research: embracing biology without tokenism by Waite, J Herbert

“…Bioadhesion has attracted a sizable research community of scientists and engineers that is striving increasingly for translational outcomes in anti-fouling and…”
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Social Disconnectedness, Perceived Isolation, and Health among Older Adults by Cornwell, Erin York, Waite, Linda J.

“…Previous research has identified a wide range of indicators of social isolation that pose health risks, including living alone, having a small social network,…”
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An Underwater Surface-Drying Peptide Inspired by a Mussel Adhesive Protein by Wei, Wei, Petrone, Luigi, Tan, YerPeng, Cai, Hao, Israelachvili, Jacob N., Miserez, Ali, Waite, J. Herbert

“…Water hampers the formation of strong and durable bonds between adhesive polymers and solid surfaces, in turn hindering the development of adhesives for…”
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Strong reversible Fe³⁺-mediated bridging between dopa-containing protein films in water by Zeng, Hongbo, Hwang, Dong Soo, Israelachvili, Jacob N, Waite, J. Herbert

“…Metal-containing polymer networks are widespread in biology, particularly for load-bearing exoskeletal biomaterials. Mytilus byssal cuticle is an especially…”
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Cassini Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer: Enceladus Plume Composition and Structure by Waite, J. Hunter, Combi, Michael R, Ip, Wing-Huen, Cravens, Thomas E, McNutt, Ralph L, Kasprzak, Wayne, Yelle, Roger, Luhmann, Janet, Niemann, Hasso, Gell, David, Magee, Brian, Fletcher, Greg, Lunine, Jonathan, Tseng, Wei-Ling

“…The Cassini spacecraft passed within 168.2 kilometers of the surface above the southern hemisphere at 19:55:22 universal time coordinated on 14 July 2005…”
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Marital Biography and Health at Mid-Life by Hughes, Mary Elizabeth, Waite, Linda J.

“…This article develops a series of hypotheses about the long-term effects of one's history of marriage, divorce, and widowhood on health, and it tests those…”
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Iron-Clad Fibers: A Metal-Based Biological Strategy for Hard Flexible Coatings by Harrington, Matthew J, Masic, Admir, Holten-Andersen, Niels, Waite, J. Herbert, Fratzl, Peter

“…The extensible byssal threads of marine mussels are shielded from abrasion in wave-swept habitats by an outer cuticle that is largely proteinaceous and…”
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Chemical interactions between Saturn's atmosphere and its rings by Waite, Jr, J H, Perryman, R S, Perry, M E, Miller, K E, Bell, J, Cravens, T E, Glein, C R, Grimes, J, Hedman, M, Cuzzi, J, Brockwell, T, Teolis, B, Moore, L, Mitchell, D G, Persoon, A, Kurth, W S, Wahlund, J-E, Morooka, M, Hadid, L Z, Chocron, S, Walker, J, Nagy, A, Yelle, R, Ledvina, S, Johnson, R, Tseng, W, Tucker, O J, Ip, W-H

“…The Pioneer and Voyager spacecraft made close-up measurements of Saturn's ionosphere and upper atmosphere in the 1970s and 1980s that suggested a chemical…”
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A cohort of new adhesive proteins identified from transcriptomic analysis of mussel foot glands by DeMartini, Daniel G., Errico, John M., Sjoestroem, Sebastian, Fenster, April, Waite, J. Herbert

“…The adaptive attachment of marine mussels to a wide range of substrates in a high-energy, saline environment has been explored for decades and is a significant…”
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