Research
Cholera bacterium’s good deed: inspiring a glue with rare properties
Nature ·
The Brief
- Researchers developed an adhesive that binds strongly even under water.
- The glue was inspired by a protein made by the cholera bacterium.
- Source is a Nature news article published 2026-11-06.
Why it matters
Underwater-binding adhesives could matter for materials science and biomedical applications where wet conditions make conventional glues fail.
- #adhesives
- #biomaterials
- #cholera
- #protein engineering
- #underwater bonding
Nature, Published online: 06 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03630-x An adhesive that binds strongly even under water was inspired by a protein made by a feared pathogen.
Timeline
Nature article published online describing the underwater-binding glue inspired by a cholera bacterium protein
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Cholera bacterium’s good deed: inspiring a glue with rare properties