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Jonathan J. Wilker

Materials Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1991
Polymer Surface Interaction StudiesMarine Biology and Environmental Chemistrybiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesAdhesion, Friction, and Surface InteractionsVanadium and Halogenation Chemistry

Publications

121

Citations

6,773

Est. group size

~4

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

36

Publishing since 1991

Research summary
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This researcher studies bio-inspired adhesives, particularly underwater and biological glues modeled on organisms like mussels and oysters that stick to surfaces in wet environments. The work combines chemistry and materials science to design sustainable, bio-based polymers (often using catechol chemistry, a chemical group found in mussel adhesive proteins) for applications ranging from tissue sealants to industrial and marine bonding. Recent work also addresses the environmental sustainability of commercial glues and adhesive manufacturing.

Bio-inspired and mussel-mimetic adhesivesUnderwater and wet-surface bonding chemistrySustainable and bio-based polymer materialsCatechol chemistry and surface interactionsBiomedical and biocompatible adhesives

Publication output has declined somewhat from a peak of 6-7 papers per year around 2017-2018 to a steadier average of about 3 per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.0/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 7 publications7182019: 4 publications192020: 5 publications202021: 2 publications212022: 2 publications222023: 5 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 2 publications252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces×4
  • Advanced Sustainable Systems×3
  • Advanced Functional Materials×3
  • Nature×2
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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