Glue With Mussels: Purdue Chemist Synthesizes Wet-Set Adhesive

In this 21st Century Chemist profile, Purdue University materials chemist and marine biologist Jon Wilker explains his work: creating a new synthetic glue by mimicking the molecular structure of the sticky substance secreted by mussels and oysters. A glue that works in wet conditions could be of particular use in surgical medicine.