Barnacle: Difference between revisions

Doctors and scientists are very interested in manufacturing the type of glue that a barnacle uses to attach itself to rocks and other surfaces.  Research has shown that this is an extremely strong [[adhesive]].  A thin layer three ten-thousandths of an inch thick over an area of one inch can support a weight of seven thousand pounds.  It can also withstand temperatures up to 380 degrees Fahrenheit without cracking, and it will only soften at temperatures above 6,000°F.  It is also resistant to water, strong acids, solvents, and alkalies.  This would be a valuable substance if we could find out how to produce it.[http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/factsheets/597barnacle.html]

There are a thousand ways that it could be used.  This includes medical, construction, military, and even everyday uses.  This could include mending [[bones], patching up [[skin]], repairing tears in materials, holding stuff together, and hundreds of other uses. [http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/factsheets/597barnacle.html]