Acronym MUSSEL
Category
Marine Biotechnology
Title Mussel-inspired functional biopolymers for underwater adhesion, surface/interface derivatization and nanostructure/composite self-assembly Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National Coordinator NA Coordinator email NA
Coordinator institution
UNINA - University of Naples Federico II (Italy)
Institutions involved
CNR - National Research Council (Italy) ,
UNIBA - University of Bari Aldo Moro (Italy) ,
UNICAL - University of Calabria (Italy) ,
UNICT - University of Catania (Italy) ,
UNIPA - University of Palermo (Italy) ,
Start year 2019 End year 2022 Funding (€) € 735,008 Website https://www.unict.it/en/node/12823 Summary Mussel-inspired adhesive polymers, of which polydopamine (PDA) is a leading model, attract considerable interest in biomaterials science, nanomedicine and tissue engineering for surface functionalization and for nanostructured and composite systems. To meet the increasing demand of wet adhesives and surface functionalization technologies for biomedical applications, there is a need to better understand the structure, properties and adhesion mechanisms of PDA, to set up versatile functionalization methodologies toward chemical diversity, and to develop next-generation adhesive polymers that better replicate the strong, instant and durable wet adhesion of mussel byssus for new functional materials, nanostructures and coatings. The MUSSEL proposal involves 6 Research Units and is organized in 3 workpackages: WP1: Biomimetic chemistry and modeling; WP2: Surface functionalization and tailoring; WP3: Nanostructure and composite self-assembly. Pillars of the project are: a) the advancement of knowledge on PDA structure and underwater adhesion; b) innovative methodologies expanding the scope of biomimetic adhesives; c) novel mussel-inspired technological solutions for biomedical applications; d) strong networking
Keywords
Mussel;
Mollusc;
Biomimicry;
Bioprospecting;
Bivalve;
Human health;
Biopolymer;
Shellfish;
Marine Region
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Not associated to marine areas
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