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Abstract: While it remains challenging to engineer strong, biocompatible adhesives that are effective in wet conditions, many aquatic organisms have evolved strategies to adhere to surfaces underwater. Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) and quagga mussels (Dreissena bugensis) are freshwater bivalves that use a proteinaceous structure called the byssus to permanently attach to diverse surfaces. Although superficially […]