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Front Cover: Expanding the DOPA Universe with Genetically Encoded, Mussel‐Inspired Bioadhesives for Material Sciences and Medicine (ChemBioChem 17/2019)
Author(s) -
Budisa Nediljko,
Schneider Tobias
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chembiochem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.05
H-Index - 126
eISSN - 1439-7633
pISSN - 1439-4227
DOI - 10.1002/cbic.201900492
Subject(s) - mussel , nanotechnology , synthetic biology , biochemical engineering , computer science , computational biology , engineering , biology , materials science , ecology
Designing an underwater (“wet”) adhesive is an attractive but challenging task for traditional chemists. Meanwhile, synthetic biology and xenobiology have found solutions based on the natural phenomenon of mussel adhesion. In addition, such bioengineering also provides spatiotemporal control of the strong underwater adhesion and the development of multifunctional modules. Biotechnologically engineered adhesives that can be fused with other modules into one macromolecule will revolutionize materials science, environmental bioremediation and medical care, providing sustainable solutions to long‐standing problems such as corrosion or wound healing. Therefore, the biosynthesis of adhesives offers great potential as a disruptive, game‐changing technology for materials science and medical applications. More information can be found in the review by N. Budisa et al. on page 2163 in Issue 17, 2019 (DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201900030).