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Bioinspired Underwater Adhesives

Fan, Hailong, Gong, Jian Ping·2021·Advanced Materials

Abstract

Underwater adhesives are in high demand in both commercial and industrial sectors. Compared with adhesives used in dry (air) environments, adhesives used for wet or submerged surfaces in aqueous environments have specific challenges in development and performance. In this review, focus is on adhesives demonstrating macroscopic adhesion to wet/underwater substrates. The current strategies are first introduced for different types of underwater adhesives, and then an overview is provided of the development and performance of underwater adhesives based on different mechanisms and strategies. Finally, the possible research directions and prospects of underwater adhesives are discussed.

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  • Previous studies on adhesive hydrogels have identified several monomer types, making it difficult to form a consistent dataset or forge a simple design principle for optimizing performance.

    “Previous studies on this material have identified several monomer types, making it difficult to form a consistent dataset or forge a simple design principle for optimizing performance16.”

    From Data-driven de novo design of super-adhesive hydrogels (2025) · cites this paper as [16]

  • The ML-driven hydrogels represent an order-of-magnitude improvement over previously reported underwater adhesive hydrogels and elastomers.

    “an order-of-magnitude improvement over previously reported underwater adhesive hydrogels and elastomers16 (Supplementary Fig. 1).”

    From Data-driven de novo design of super-adhesive hydrogels (2025) · cites this paper as [16]

  • Achieving instant, strong and repeatable underwater adhesion remains a longstanding challenge.

    “Yet achieving instant, strong and repeatable underwater adhesion remains a longstanding challenge16,17.”

    From Data-driven de novo design of super-adhesive hydrogels (2025) · cites this paper as [16]

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Authors
Fan, H., & Gong, J. P.
Affiliations
Hokkaido University (JP)
Venue
Advanced Materials
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2021-09-17
Volume
33
Issue
44
Pages
e2102983-e2102983
ISSN
  • 0935-9648 (ISSN-L)
  • 1521-4095
OpenAlex
W3201134605
Cited by
466
References
167
Citations by year
2026: 101 · 2025: 109 · 2024: 100 · 2023: 100 · 2022: 55 · 2021: 1
FWCI
6.42
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Advanced Materials (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JP17H06144, JP17H06376, JP21K14676)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Ocean Engineering › Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanics of Materials › Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Surfaces, Coatings and Films › Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
Keywords
underwater adhesives, bioinspired adhesives, adhesion mechanism, biomimetic adhesion, wet adhesion

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