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Mussel‐inspired polymer materials derived from nonphytogenic and phytogenic catechol derivatives and their applications
Author(s) -
Wang Hanzhang,
Wang Liuliu,
Zhang Shifeng,
Zhang Wei,
Li Jianzhang,
Han Yanming
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/pi.6230
Subject(s) - catechol , mussel , petrochemical , biochemical engineering , polymer , chemistry , nanotechnology , polymer science , combinatorial chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , engineering , biology , ecology
When it comes to underwater adhesion, mussel is the true expert that can firmly attach onto wet rocks under dynamic and turbulent environments. Catechol‐like 3,4‐dihydroxyphenylalanine and its biochemical interactions have been largely implicated in mussels' strong adhesion to various substrates. We successfully determined that a copolymerization polymer molecule could be designed according to the catechol structural features and that high‐performance biomimetic mussel materials can be prepared from petrochemical materials or renewable materials, and because of their excellent performance in various application areas show a broad application prospect. The adhesion mechanism of the mussel protein and the recent advances in biomimetic mussel protein polymers based on nonphytogenic catechol derivatives and phytogenic catechol derivatives from different sources are comprehensively summarized. By comparing the application of nonphytogenic catechol derivatives and phytogenic catechol derivatives in industrial and biomedical fields, we found that the synthesis of phytogenic catechol derivatives is more facile and universal, and their application performance is as good as that of nonphytogenic catechol derivatives. In addition, the challenges and prospects for this field in the future are also discussed. © 2021 Society of Industrial Chemistry.