title: Mussel-inspired load bearing metal-polymer glues.
abstract: A mussel-inspired synthetic adhesive based on dopamine containing methacrylate copolymers was developed to bond polymers to metal surfaces at an adhesion strength of up to 20 MPa for bulk samples.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stepuk
authors.forename: Jonas G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Halter
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schaetz
authors.forename: Robert N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Grass
authors.forename: Wendelin J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Stark
mesh_terms: D000269:Adhesives / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D000818:Animals; D049872:Bivalvia; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000269:Adhesives; D011108:Polymers; D014025:Titanium