• Comparative Animal Mucomics: Inspiration for Functional Materials from Ubiquitous and Understudied Biopolymers 

      Cerullo, Antonio R.; Lai, Tsoi Ying; Allam, Bassem; Baer, Alexander; Barnes, W. Jon P.; Barrientos, Zaidett; Deheyn, Dimitri D.; Fudge, Douglas S.; Gould, John A.; Harrington, Matthew J.; Holford, Mandë; Hung, Chia-Suei; Jain, Gaurav; Mayer, Georg; Medina, Mónica; Monge-Nájera, Julian; Napolitano, Tanya; Pales Espinosa, Emmanuelle; Schmidt, Stephan; Thompson, Eric; Braunschweig, Adam B. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      The functions of secreted animal mucuses are remarkably diverse and include lubricants, wet adhesives, protective barriers, and mineralizing agents. Although present in all animals, many open questions related to the ...