Surface force measurements and simulations of mussel-derived peptide adhesives on wet organic surfaces
Levine ZA, Rapp MV, Wei W, Mullen RG, Wu C, Zerze GH, Mittal J, Waite JH, Israelachvili JN, Shea JE. Surface force measurements and simulations of mussel-derived peptide adhesives on wet organic surfaces. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 4332-4337. PMID: 27036002, PMCID: PMC4843488, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1603065113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-assembled monolayersOrganic surfacesHydrophobic self-assembled monolayersReplica exchange molecular dynamics simulationsSurface force measurementsMolecular interactionsFree energy profilesMussel foot proteinsUmbrella sampling simulationsMolecular dynamics simulationsVan der WaalsPeptide adsorptionPeptide adhesionSFA measurementsUnderwater adhesivesAqueous adhesivesDer WaalsSurface forcesDynamics simulationsElectrostatic forcesFoot proteinsProtein analoguesSpecific interactionsAdsorptionAdhesive properties