Adhesives of Mussels and Sandcastle Worms

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Table of contents

CONTENTS
1. UNDERWATER ADHESION: CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES
1.1. INTRODUCTION
1.2. UNDERWATER ADHESION IN NATURE
1.3. BIO-INSPIRED ADHESIVE SYSTEMS
1.4. MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS INVOLVED IN UNDERWATER ADHESION
1.5. MEASUREMENT OF ADHESION UNDERWATER
1.6. OBJECTIVES OF THE THESIS
1.7. OUTLINE OF THIS MANUSCRIPT
REFERENCES
PART I
2. FROM MOLECULAR ELECTROSTATIC INTERACTIONS TO MACROSCOPIC UNDERWATER ADHERENCE
2.1. INTRODUCTION
2.2. THEORY
2.3. EXPERIMENTAL
2.4. RESULTS
2.5. DISCUSSION
2.6. CONCLUSIONS
3. UNDERWATER ADHERENCE SCREENED BY SALT. A PROBE-TACK TEST AND AFM COLLOIDAL PROBE STUDY
3.1. INTRODUCTION
3.2. THEORY
3.3. EXPERIMENTAL
3.4. RESULTS
3.5. DISCUSSION
3.6. CONCLUSIONS
PART II
4. UNDERWATER ADHESION BETWEEN OPPOSITELY CHARGED GELATIN-BASED HYDROGELS
4.1. INTRODUCTION
4.2. THEORY
4.3. EXPERIMENTAL
4.4. RESULTS
4.5. DISCUSSION
4.6. PERSPECTIVES OF BIO-BASED SYSTEMS FOR UNDERWATER ADHESION
4.7. CONCLUSIONS
PART III
5. UNDERWATER ADHESION OF COMPLEX COACERVATES
5.1. INTRODUCTION
5.2. CHARACTERIZATION OF COMPLEX COARCERVATES
5.3. UNDERWATER ADHESION
5.4. CONCLUSIONS
REFERENCES
6. GENERAL CONCLUSION AND FURTHER REMARKS
PART I. MODEL SYNTHETIC SYSTEM
PART II. BIO-BASED SYSTEM
PART III. UNDERWATER ADHESION OF COMPLEX-COACERVATES
ANNEXES
SYNTHESIS OF COMPLEX COARCERVATES BASED POLYELECTROLYTES POLYMERS GRAFTED WITH PNIPAM
SMALL ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING (SAXS)
ABSTRACT
RESUME