Mussels inspire 'all-purpose' antimicrobial coating for healthcare. Researchers from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) and the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) have developed a family of coatings.
This biomaterial has the particularity that it is inspired by the filaments with which mussels cling to rocks and other surfaces with such effectiveness that Not even the most extreme conditions, including being underwater and having high salinity, make them come off.