Sustainable Snail‐Inspired Bio‐Based Adhesives with Ultra‐High Adhesion

Adhesives play a crucial role in modern everyday applications, prompting a growing environmental consciousness regarding their source, composition, utilization, and disposal. Sustainability concerns are frequently generated due to the complex or energy‐intensive manufacturing processes in the produc...

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Published in:Advanced functional materials 2024-09, Vol.34 (38), p.n/a
Main Authors: Zhu, Qiuwen, Li, Rui, Yan, Yiyang, Huang, Yuxuan, Su, Hang, Dong, Yutian, Pan, Xihao, Sun, Wei, Wang, XiaoZhao, Meng, Hongxu, Wang, Rong, Ouyang, Hongwei, Hong, Yi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adhesive
Adhesive strength
Entanglement
Industrial applications
Plant layout
Polypeptides
Renewable resources
robust adhesion
snail‐inspired
Spacecraft construction materials
sustainable
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Summary:Adhesives play a crucial role in modern everyday applications, prompting a growing environmental consciousness regarding their source, composition, utilization, and disposal. Sustainability concerns are frequently generated due to the complex or energy‐intensive manufacturing processes in the production of conventional water‐based adhesives. Here, a coacervate‐based snail‐inspired solvent‐free adhesive (SFA) is engineered by strategically modulating electrostatic interactions and molecular entanglement of two polypeptides under environmentally friendly conditions. The SFA has a record‐breaking adhesion strength of 28 MPa on ceramics, setting a new standard for bio‐based adhesives. The SFA demonstrates robust adhesion performance across a wide temperature ranging from −150 to 300 °C and allows for reusability without compromising adhesion properties. Moreover, it can be easily removed using a non‐toxic alkaline solution. The study presents a promising opportunity for developing high‐performance, reusable adhesives made from renewable materials suitable for industrial applications, relics repair, and even spacecraft processing. This paper presents an innovative solution to address sustainability challenges in adhesive manufacturing by engineering a coacervate‐based solvent‐free adhesive (SFA). Inspired by snail adhesive properties, SFA exhibits record‐breaking adhesion strength, wide temperature resistance, and reusability. Its environmentally friendly composition enables easy removal using non‐toxic solutions. This innovation holds promise for diverse industrial applications, including relics repair, and spacecraft processing.
ISSN:1616-301X
1616-3028
DOI:10.1002/adfm.202402734