Bioadhesion, Biological and Biomimetic Adhesives

Dear Colleagues,

Many organisms, ranging from bacteria and fungi to animals and plants, use chemical and mechanical means to attach permanently or temporarily to surfaces. Some natural adhesives have advantages over synthetic counterparts in terms of their ability to function over a wide temperature range, in wet or dry environments, and to form stable bonds within seconds to all kind of substrates. Knowledge about these materials, in terms of composition, structural design and interactions with surfaces, is necessary to reveal the basic biochemical and mechanical principles involved in biological adhesion.

The EU COST Action CA 15216, European Network of BioAdhesion (ENBA) (http://www.enba4.eu/), is a cooperation of European academic and industrial researchers interested in addressing the phenomena of bioadhesion at all scales with the aim i) to identify and characterize a wide range of bioadhesive systems; ii) to evaluate bonding properties and performance from macro- down to nanoscale from different perspectives; and iii) to design artificial blueprints to test these principles in vitro. The outcomes from ENBA will certainly have a major impact in the fields of adhesion, nanotechnology, biomaterials and biotechnology.

In collaboration with ENBA, this Special Issue aims to bring together the contributes of leading scientists, clinicians, engineers, and professionals at the forefront of bioadhesion science and technology, and all participants in the ICBBA 2018.

This Special Issue is cooperating with the 3rd International Conference on Biological and Biomimetic Adhesives 2018 (ICBBA 2018) (https://sites.google.com/site/icbba3/home) supported by the ENBA. Registered participants of this conference are invited to submit original research articles or reviews in areas related to the conference themes.

Prof. Alejandro Sosnik
Prof. Havazelet Bianco-Peled
Guest Editors

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