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Mussel-inspired load bearing metal-polymer glues
Alexander Stepuk1, Jonas G Halter, Alexander Schaetz
1Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
Abstract:
A mussel-inspired synthetic adhesive based on dopamine containing methacrylate copolymers was developed to bond polymers to metal surfaces at an adhesion strength of up to 20 MPa for bulk samples.

