Feb 2019: Messersmith Lab Outing- Mussel Feast at the Beach!
24 February, 2019: At team of early risers arrived at Slide Ranch in Marin County at 9am to take advantage of low tide to harvest mussels by hand off the rocks. We were rewarded by a cold rain but this did not deter us. Eventually the rain and clouds yielded to partly sunny skies. The rest of the group arrived at 11am, after which it was time to clean each mussel before cooking them on the beach. Thanks to Dirk and Dasha for all the prep work- come back again next year!
Look at these beauties!
Collected and waiting to be cleaned.
These mussels secreted new byssal threads while awaiting their demise. This is why we admire mussels so much- always working hard!
“Supramolecular Polymer Prodrugs For Drug-Induced Tissue Regeneration”, to be presented by Prof. Messersmith at the American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, Colloids Division, San Diego, CA, March 23-27, 2025.
"Biodegradable medical superglue for soft tissue repair", to be presented by Subhajit Pal at the American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, Polymer Materials Science & Engineering Division, San Diego, CA, March 23-27, 2025.
“Surgical Repair of Elastic Fetal Membrane Tissues”, to be presented by Prof. Messersmith at the American Chemical Society Spring Meeting, Polymer Materials Science & Engineering Division, San Diego, CA, March 23-27, 2025.
“Bioinspired Polymer Sealants for Fetal Surgery”, to be presented by Prof. Messersmith at the Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, Seattle, WA, April 6-10, 2025.
"Ulcer-Targeting Prodrug Particles to Promote Regenerative Healing in Inflammatory Bowel Disease", to be presented by Erika Salzman at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials, Chicago, IL, April 9-12, 2025.
Recent Presentations by Group Members
“Water-Triggered Polymerization of a-Lipoic Acid for Surgical, Consumer and Industrial Adhesion”, presented at the International Symposium Stimuli Responsive Materials, Windsor, CA, October 20-22, 2024.
“Water-Triggered Polymerization of a-Lipoic Acid for Surgical Adhesion”, presented by Prof. Messersmith at the Biomedical Engineering Department, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, October 30, 2024.
Collected and waiting to be cleaned.
