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Zhao, H., Robertson, N. B., Jewhurst, S. A., and Waite, J. H. (2006) Probing the adhesive footprints of Mytilus californianus byssus. J. Biol. Chem. 281: 11090-11096

Birkedal, H., Khan, R. K., Slack, N., Broomell, C., Lichtenegger, H. C., Zok, F., Stucky, G. D., and Waite, J. H. (2006) Halogenated veneers: protein cross-linking and halogenation in the jaws of a marine polychaete worm. ChemBioChem 7: 1392-1399.

Zhao, H. and J. H. Waite (2006) Linking adhesive and structural proteins in the attachment plaque of Mytilus californianus. J. Biol. Chem. 281: 26150-29158.

Khan, R. K., Stoimenov, P. K., Mates, T. E., Waite, J. H. & Stucky, G. D. (2006) Exploring gradients of halogens and zinc in the surface and subsurface of Nereis jaws. Langmuir 22: 8465-8471.

Moses, (D. N. Mattoni, M. A. Slack, N. L. Waite, J. H. and Zok, F. W. (2006) Role of melanin in mechanical properties of Glycera jaw. Acta Biomaterialia 2: 521-530.

Broomell, C.C., Mattoni, M. A., Zok, F. W., and Waite, J. H. (2006) Critical role of zinc in hardening of Nereis jaws. J. Exp. Biol. 209: 3219-3225.

Zhao, H. and Waite, J. H. (2006) Proteins in load bearing junctions: Histidine-rich copper binding protein of mussel byssus. Biochemistry 45: 26150-29158.

Moses, D. N., Harreld, J. H., Stucky, G. D., and Waite, J. H. (2006) Melanin and Glycera jaws: Emerging dark side of a robust biocomposite structure. J. Biol. Chem. 281: 34826-34832.

Miserez, A., Li, Y., Waite, J.H., and Zok, F. (2007) Jumbo squid beaks: Inspiration for design of robust organic composites. Acta Biomaterialia 3: 139-149.

Broomell, C.C., Khan, R.K., Moses, D.N., Miserez, A., Pontin, M. G., Stucky, G. D., Zok, F. W., and Waite, J. H. (2007) Mineral minimization in nature's alternative teeth. J. Royal Soc. Interface 4: 19-31.

Lin, Q., Gourdon, D., Sun, C. J., Holten-Andersen, N., Anderson, T. H., Waite, J.H., and Israelachvili, J. N. (2007) Adhesion mechanisms of the mussel foot proteins mfp-1 and mfp-3. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA accepted.

Lin, Q., Gourdon, D., Sun, C. J., Holten-Andersen, N., Anderson, T. H., Waite, J. H., and Israelachvili, J. N. (2007) Adhesion mechanisms of the mussel foot proteins mfp-1 and mfp-3. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 104: 3782-3786.

Sun, C. J., Fantner, G. E., Adams, J., Hansma, P. K., and Waite, J. H. (2007) The role of calcium and magnesium in the concrete tubes of the sandcastle worm. Journal of Experimental Biology 210: 1481-1488

Toprak, T.S., McKenna, B. J., Waite, J. H. and Stucky, G. D. (2007) Control of size and permeability of naonocomposite microspheres. Chemistry of Materials 19: 4263-4269.

Toprak, T.S., McKenna, B. J., Mikhaylova, M., Waite, J. H. and Stucky, G. D. (2007) Spontaneous assembly of magnetic microspheres. Advanced Materials 19: 1362-1368

Holten-Andersen, N., Fantner, G. E., Hohlbauch, S., Waite, J. H. and F. W. Zok (2007) Protective coatings on extensible biofibers. Nature Materials 6: 669-672.

Broomell, C. C., Khan, R. K., Moses, D. N., Miserez, A., Pontin, M. G., Stucky, G. D., Zok, F. W., and Waite, J. H. (2007) Mineral minimization in nature's alternative to teeth. J. R. Soc. Interface 4: 12-31.

Pontin, M. G., Moses, D. N. Waite, J. H. and Zok, F. W. (2007) A Non-mineralized approach to abrasion resistant biomaterials. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 104: 13559-13564.

Moses, D. N., Pontin, M. G., Waite, J. H. and Zok, F. W. (2008) Effects of hydration on mechanical properties of a highly sclerotized tissue. Biophysical Journal 94: 3266-3272.

Harrington, M., and Waite, J.H. (2007) Holdfast heroics: Comparing Mytilus californianus. Journal of Experimental Biology 210: 4307-4318.

Miserez, A., Schneberk, T., Sun, C. J., Zok, F. W., and Waite, J. H. (2008) The transition from stiff to compliant materials in squid beaks. Science 319: 1816-1819.

Broomell, C. C., Chase, S. F., Laue, T., and Waite, J. H. (2008) Cutting edge structural protein from the jaws of Nereis virens. Biomacromolecules 9: 1669-1677.

Harrington, M J. and Waite, J. H. (2008) How nature modulates a fiber's mechanical properties: mechanically distinct fibers drawn from natural mesogenic block copolymer variants. Advanced Materials 20: 1-5.

Harrington, M. J., and Waite, J.H. (2008) pH-Dependent locking of giant mesogens in fibers drawn from mussel byssal collagens. Biomacromolecules 9: 1480-1486

Holten-Andersen, N, and Waite, J. H. (2008) Mussel-designed protective coatings for compliant substrates. Journal of Dental Research 87: 701-709.

Srivastava, A., Holten-Andersen, N., Stucky, G. D., and Waite, J. H. (2008) Ragworm jaw-inspired metal ion cross-linking for improved mechanical properties of polymer blends. Biomacromolecules, 9: 2873-2880.

Broomell, C. C., Zok, F. W., and Waite, J. H. ((2008) Role of transition metals in sclerotization of biological tissue. Acta Biomaterialia 4: 2045-2051

Lichtenegger, H. C., Birkedal, H., and Waite, J. H. (2008) Heavy metals in the jaws of invertebrates. Met. Ions Life Sci. 4, 295-325

Broomell, C. C., Chase, S. F. Laue, T., and Waite, J. H. (2008) Cutting edge structural protein from the jaws of Nereis virens. Biomacromolecules 9: 1669-1677

Waite, J. H. (2008) Mussel power. Nature Materials 7: 8-9.

Holten Andersen, N., Toprak, M., Stucky, G. D., Zok, F. W. and J. H. Waite (2009) Metals and the integrity of a biological coating: The cuticle of mussel byssus. Langmuir 25: 3323-3326

Srivastava, A., Waite, J. H., Stucky, G., and Mikhailovsky, A. (2009) Fluorescence investigations into complex coacervation between polyvinylimidazole and sodium alginate. Macromolecules 42: 2168-2176

Holten Andersen, N., Zhao, H., and Waite, J.H. (2009). Stiff coatings on compliant biofibers: The cuticle of Mytilus californianus byssal threads. Biochemistry 48: 2752-2759

Harrington, M. J., Gupta, H. S., Fratzl, P., and Waite, J. H. (2009) Collagen insulated from tensile damage by domains that unfold reversibly: In situ X-ray investigation of mechanical yield and damage repair in the mussel byssus. Journal of Structural Biology 167: 47-54

Sun, C. J., Srivastava, A., Reifert, J. R., and Waite, J. H. (2009) Halogenated DOPA in a marine adhesive protein. Journal of Adhesion 85: 126-138.