Symposium S8

The Biology of Sticky: Adhesive Silk, Fiber, and Glue Biomaterials Across Eukaryota

Day: Wed Jan 6 – 10:15-17:30
Organizer(s): Mercedes Burns and Sarah Stellwagen

Symposium Author(s) Title

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Burns, M*; Stellwagen, SD The ties that stick: an introduction to sticky biomaterials

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Wolff, JO Sticky predator-prey interactions: The ecology of adhesive secretions in arachnids

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Noel, AC Characterizing frog tongue stickiness and other reversible adhesive mechanisms

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Blackledge, TA*; Alicea, A; Onyak, A; Htut, K; Singla, S; Dhinojwala, A Viscid spider silk shows robust adhesion on varied natural surfaces

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Piorkowski, D The hidden roles of silk fibers during adhesion in arthropod capture threads

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Ayoub, NA*; Friend, K; Hayashi, CY; Opell, BD Molecular correlates of spider aqueous glue mechanics

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Stellwagen, SD*; Burns, M The genetics of sticky: comparing glue sequences across multicellular eukaryota

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Smith, AM Adhesion with tough gels: inspiration from the sticky defensive secretions of dusky slugs

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Kang, V*; Federle, W It’s a trap! How sticky fluids help carnivorous plants catch insect prey

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Yang, S*; Jolly, J; Cho, H; Wu, G; Fortoul, N; He, Z; Gao, Y; Jagota, A Snail epiphragm inspired intrinsically reversible superglues

 

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