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A Method for Measuring the Adhesion Strength of Marine Mussels

Jeremy R. Burkett Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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Jessica L. Wojtas Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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Joshua L. Cloud Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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Jonathan J. Wilker Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 601-615 | Received 14 Nov 2008, Accepted 31 Mar 2009, Published online: 25 Aug 2009

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