Extraction, purification, and characterization of green mussel adhesive proteins (PVFP-5)

• Main Author: Lim, Ee Tat
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/44610
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Mussel adhesive proteins are found in plaques of mussel species in our marine and freshwater environments. Through evolution, mussels have developed adhesive mechanisms to help them survive the wave impacts in intertidal zone areas as well as deep in the sea where strong currents are present. Other...