The sticky material, with potential uses in the cosmetics industry, is a biomimetic developed at Indiana’s Purdue University from research on shellfish.
Mussel proteins that have been modified to mimic skin framework proteins such as collagen are the active ingredients in a new luxury skin care range, LAAC.
An agreement between Kollodis BioSciences and Korean-based cosmetics provider, Lifeace, will develop and commercialize the use of recombinant mussel adhesive protein (MAP) compositions in cosmetic glues.
