Facile Preparation of Mussel-inspired Adhesives: Synthesis, Tunable Adhesive Force, and Surface Coatings
- Degree Grantor:
- University of California, Santa Barbara. Materials
- Degree Supervisor:
- Craig J. Hawker
- Place of Publication:
- [Santa Barbara, Calif.]
- Publisher:
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- Creation Date:
- 2013
- Issued Date:
- 2013
- Topics:
- Engineering, Materials Science
- Keywords:
- Catechol,
Surface treatment,
Adhesive properties, and
Imprint lithography - Genres:
- Online resources and Dissertations, Academic
- Dissertation:
- Ph.D.--University of California, Santa Barbara, 2013
- Description:
The improvement of polymer properties is mainly achieved by adjusting the functionality of the polymer and changing its architecture. Developing novel materials by changing polymeric architecture and substituting functionality is attracting considerable attention from the polymer science; especially the preparation of the biomimetic polymers. Marine organisms such as mussel, barnacle and oyster stick on the wet surfaces using their adhesive proteins. These adhesions are rapid, strong, and reversible enough to survive under the conditions of the sea. The first part of this thesis is focused on the developing the facile and efficient ways to synthesize the biomimetic molecules with adhesive functionalities of marine organisms. Second, their adhesive forces was controlled through synthesis and fabrication of the novel adhesive polymeric system. Finally, versatile applicable ways to use these synthetic polymers with catecholic functionality were studied.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (174 pages)
- Format:
- Text
- Collection(s):
- UCSB electronic theses and dissertations
- Other Versions:
- http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqm&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3596152
- ARK:
- ark:/48907/f3fj2dv8
- ISBN:
- 9781303425721
- Catalog System Number:
- 990040770490203776
- Copyright:
- Jinhwa Heo, 2013
- Rights:
- In Copyright
- Copyright Holder:
- Jinhwa Heo
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