Engineering360: "Oyster-inspired adhesive bonds broken bones, potentially replacing metal implants"

I remember reading a few year ago about an adhesive made from soybean protein that duplicated the properties of barnacles.

The soybean protein was modified chemically and was easy to do.

I haven't heard much about it since

The glue is waterproof and extremely strong. It was sold exclusively to plywood and furniture manufactures, and I could not get a sample for my wood working projects. It is water water poof, even when boiled in water the plywood samples did not lose bonding strength. Marine plywood with this adhesive would be fantastic.

That would be great if it is bio compatible for use in dentistry. The main reason crowns fail is because of moisture loosening the adhesive that is used.

A lot of modern developments are derived from nature.

The best lubricant is whale oil from the sperm whale.

A natural duplicate is Jojoba bean bean oil, identical in every way.

Nature will exploit that which works so it is not surprising and may be found in other places as well.