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  1. Recombinant Proteins: A Molecular Tool to Understand Marine Adhesion and to Advance Biomaterials

    Article • Advanced Healthcare Materials, October 2025, Wiley

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  2. Tube feet dynamics drive adaptation in sea star locomotion

    Article • April 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  3. Diversity and evolution of tyrosinase enzymes involved in the adhesive systems of mussels and tubeworms

    Article • iScience, December 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  4. Structural Characterization and Profiles of Saponins from Two Algerian Sea Cucumbers

    Article • Molecules, November 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  5. Opsin-based photoreception in Crinoids

    Article • August 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  6. Recurrent evolution of adhesive defence systems in amphibians by parallel shifts in gene expression

    Article • Nature Communications, July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  7. Abundance, diversity and evolution of tyrosinase enzymes involved in the adhesive systems of mussels and tubeworms

    Article • July 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  8. Analysis of the adhesive secreting cells of Arion subfuscus: insights into the role of microgels in a tough, fast-setting hydrogel glue

    Article • Soft Matter, January 2024, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  9. Convergent Evolution of Attachment Mechanisms in Aquatic Animals

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  10. In the footsteps of sea stars: deciphering the catalogue of proteins involved in underwater temporary adhesion

    Article • Open Biology, August 2022, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  11. Molecular mechanisms mediating stiffening in the mechanically adaptable connective tissues of sea cucumbers

    Article • Matrix Biology, April 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  12. <strong></strong>Convergent Evolution of Attachment Mechanisms in Aquatic Animals

    Article • March 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  13. Microwave-Assisted Desulfation of the Hemolytic Saponins Extracted from Holothuria scabra Viscera

    Article • Molecules, January 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  14. Interspecific Analysis of Sea Urchin Adhesive Composition Emphasizes Variability of Glycans Conjugated With Putative Adhesive Proteins

    Article • Frontiers in Marine Science, December 2021, Frontiers

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  15. Glow on Sharks: State of the Art on Bioluminescence Research

    Article • Oceans, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  16. Disentangling the Roles of Functional Domains in the Aggregation and Adsorption of the Multimodular Sea Star Adhesive Protein Sfp1

    Article • Marine Biotechnology, September 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  17. Leaving the Dark Side? Insights Into the Evolution of Luciferases

    Article • Frontiers in Marine Science, June 2021, Frontiers

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  18. On the Nanomechanical and Viscoelastic Properties of Coatings Made of Recombinant Sea Star Adhesive Proteins

    Article • Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, May 2021, Frontiers

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  19. Molecular mechanisms mediating stiffening in the mechanically adaptable connective tissues of sea cucumbers

    Article • May 2021, Research Square

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  20. Leaving the Dark Side? Insights Into the Evolution of Luciferases

    Article • May 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  21. Photophore Distribution and Enzymatic Diversity Within the Photogenic Integument of the Cookie-Cutter Shark Isistius brasiliensis (Chondrichthyes: Dalatiidae)

    Article • Frontiers in Marine Science, April 2021, Frontiers

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  22. Omics‐based molecular analyses of adhesion by aquatic invertebrates

    Article • Biological Reviews, February 2021, Wiley

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  23. Epidemiology of a SKin Ulceration Disease (SKUD) in the sea cucumber Holothuria scabra with a review on the SKUDs in Holothuroidea (Echinodermata)

    Article • Scientific Reports, December 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  24. Sea star-inspired recombinant adhesive proteins self-assemble and adsorb on surfaces in aqueous environments to form cytocompatible coatings

    Article • Acta Biomaterialia, August 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  25. Structure and composition of the tunic in the sea pineapple Halocynthia roretzi: A complex cellulosic composite biomaterial

    Article • Acta Biomaterialia, July 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  26. Molecular insights into the powerful mucus-based adhesion of limpets ( Patella vulgata L.)

    Article • Open Biology, June 2020, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  27. Enhancing the Membranolytic Activity of Chenopodium quinoa Saponins by Fast Microwave Hydrolysis

    Article • Molecules, April 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  28. A sugar–lectin rich interface between soft tissue and the stiff byssus ofAtrina pectinata

    Article • Biomaterials Science, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  29. Ocean warming and acidification alter the behavioral response to flow of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, October 2019, Wiley

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  30. Interspecies comparison of sea star adhesive proteins

    Article • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, September 2019, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  31. Discrimination of Regioisomeric and Stereoisomeric Saponins from Aesculus hippocastanum Seeds by Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry

    Article • Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, August 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  32. Triterpenoids in Echinoderms: Fundamental Differences in Diversity and Biosynthetic Pathways

    Article • Marine Drugs, June 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  33. Etmopterus spinax, the velvet belly lanternshark, does not use bacterial luminescence

    Article • Acta Histochemica, May 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  34. De novo transcriptome analyses provide insights into opsin-based photoreception in the lanternshark Etmopterus spinax

    Article • PLOS One, December 2018, PLOS

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  35. Biomechanics and behaviour in the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus (Lamarck, 1816) when facing gradually increasing water flows

    Article • Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, September 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  36. Ion mobility mass spectrometry of saponin ions

    Article • Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, August 2018, Wiley

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  37. Identification and quantification of spinochromes in body compartments of Echinometra mathaei ’s coloured types

    Article • Royal Society Open Science, August 2018, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  38. The structural and chemical basis of temporary adhesion in the sea star Asterina gibbosa

    Article • Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, July 2018, Beilstein Institut

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  39. De novoTranscriptome Analyses Provide Insights into Opsin-based Photoreception in the Lantern sharkEtmopterus spinax

    Article • July 2018, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  40. Involvement of sulfated biopolymers in adhesive secretions produced by marine invertebrates

    Article • Biology Open, January 2018, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  41. Fine structure of the luminous spines and luciferase detection in the brittle star Amphiura filiformis

    Article • Zoologischer Anzeiger, July 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  42. The Roles of Spinochromes in Four Shallow Water Tropical Sea Urchins and Their Potential as Bioactive Pharmacological Agents

    Article • Marine Drugs, June 2017, MDPI AG

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  43. Mechanical adaptability of sea cucumber Cuvierian tubules involves a mutable collagenous tissue

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, April 2017, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  44. A puzzling homology: a brittle star using a putative cnidarian-type luciferase for bioluminescence

    Article • Open Biology, April 2017, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  45. Attachment capacity of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus in a range of seawater velocities in relation to test morphology and tube foot mechanical properties

    Article • Marine Biology, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  46. Tackling saponin diversity in marine animals by mass spectrometry: data acquisition and integration

    Article • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, March 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  47. On the Bioadhesive Properties of Silicone-Based Coatings by Incorporation of Block Copolymers

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  48. Nitrogen depletion in Arthrospira sp. PCC 8005, an ultrastructural point of view

    Article • Journal of Structural Biology, December 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  49. Chemical characterization of saponins contained in the body wall and the Cuvierian tubules of the sea cucumber Holothuria (Platyperona) sanctori (Delle Chiaje, 1823)

    Article • Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, October 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  50. The cellular basis of bioadhesion of the freshwater polyp Hydra

    Article • BMC Zoology, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  51. Sugary interfaces mitigate contact damage where stiff meets soft

    Article • Nature Communications, June 2016, Nature

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  52. Adhesive organ regeneration in Macrostomum lignano

    Article • BMC Developmental Biology, June 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  53. Mechanisms involved in pearlfish resistance to holothuroid toxins

    Article • Marine Biology, May 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  54. De Novo Adult Transcriptomes of Two European Brittle Stars: Spotlight on Opsin-Based Photoreception

    Article • PLOS One, April 2016, PLOS

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  55. Adhesive Secretions in Echinoderms: A Review

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  56. Biomimetics of Marine Adhesives

    Article • January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  57. Opsin evolution in the Ambulacraria

    Article • Marine Genomics, December 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  58. De novo transcriptome of the European brittle star Amphiura filiformis pluteus larvae

    Article • Marine Genomics, October 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  59. Inter- and intra-organ spatial distributions of sea star saponins by MALDI imaging

    Article • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, September 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Maxence Wisztorski, Professor Isabelle Fournier, Dr Patrick Flammang

  60. Effects of Holothuroid Ichtyotoxic Saponins on the Gills of Free-Living Fishes and Symbiotic Pearlfishes

    Article • Biological Bulletin, June 2015, University of Chicago Press

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  61. From Sand Tube to Test Tube: The Adhesive Scretion From Sabellariid Tubeworms

    Article • February 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  62. Biological adhesives: from biology to biomimetics

    Article • Interface Focus, December 2014, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  63. Experimental strategies for the identification and characterization of adhesive proteins in animals: a review

    Article • Interface Focus, December 2014, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  64. Cytological changes during luminescence production in lanternshark (Etmopterus spinax Linnaeus, 1758) photophores

    Article • Zoomorphology, August 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  65. Instantaneous adhesion of Cuvierian tubules in the sea cucumber Holothuria forskali

    Article • Biointerphases, June 2014, American Vacuum Society

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  66. Sea star tenacity mediated by a protein that fragments, then aggregates

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, April 2014, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  67. Molecular diversity and body distribution of saponins in the sea star Asterias rubens by mass spectrometry

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, February 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  68. Modification of the Adhesive Properties of Silicone-Based Coatings by Block Copolymers

    Article • Langmuir, January 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  69. High opsin diversity in a non-visual infaunal brittle star

    Article • BMC Genomics, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  70. When a repellent becomes an attractant: harmful saponins are kairomones attracting the symbiotic Harlequin crab

    Article • Scientific Reports, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  71. Effects of CO2-induced ocean acidification on physiological and mechanical properties of the starfish Asterias rubens

    Article • Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, August 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  72. Biological and Biomimetic Adhesives

    Article • January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  73. Light perception in brittle stars: detection of the molecular actors

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, January 2013, Frontiers

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  74. Lessons from Sea Organisms to Produce New Biomedical Adhesives

    Article • December 2012, Wiley

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  75. Praxistauglichkeit und Trends

    Article • adhäsion KLEBEN & DICHTEN, October 2012, Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  76. Identification, Characterization, and Expression Levels of Putative Adhesive Proteins From the Tube-Dwelling Polychaete Sabellaria alveolata

    Article • Biological Bulletin, October 2012, University of Chicago Press

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  77. Challenges and opportunities

    Article • adhesion ADHESIVES + SEALANTS, September 2012, Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  78. Unusual adhesive production system in the barnacleLepas anatifera: An ultrastructural and histochemical investigation

    Article • Journal of Morphology, August 2012, Wiley

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  79. Characterization of the protein fraction of the temporary adhesive secreted by the tube feet of the sea starAsterias rubens

    Article • Biofouling, March 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  80. Practicality and trends

    Article • adhesion ADHESIVES + SEALANTS, February 2012, Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  81. Is the adhesive material secreted by sea urchin tube feet species-specific?

    Article • Journal of Morphology, August 2011, Wiley

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  82. The triterpene glycosides of Holothuria forskali: usefulness and efficiency as a chemical defense mechanism against predatory fish

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, March 2011, The Company of Biologists

    Professor Isabelle Fournier, Maxence Wisztorski, Dr Patrick Flammang

  83. Localization of Secondary Metabolites in Marine Invertebrates: Contribution of MALDI MSI for the Study of Saponins in Cuvierian Tubules of H. forskali

    Article • PLOS One, November 2010, PLOS

    Dr Patrick Flammang, Professor Isabelle Fournier, Maxence Wisztorski

  84. Characterisation of the Carbohydrate Fraction of the Temporary Adhesive Secreted by the Tube Feet of the Sea Star Asterias rubens

    Article • Marine Biotechnology, October 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  85. Evaluation of the different forces brought into play during tube foot activities in sea stars

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, March 2010, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  86. Qualitative and Quantitative Saponin Contents in Five Sea Cucumbers from the Indian Ocean

    Article • Marine Drugs, January 2010, MDPI AG

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  87. Unravelling the Sticky Threads of Sea Cucumbers — A Comparative Study on Cuvierian Tubule Morphology and Histochemistry

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  88. Bonding Tactics in Ctenophores — Morphology and Function of the Colloblast System

    Article • January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  89. Neuropeptide-amidating activity in the radial nerve cord of Asterias rubens

    Article • October 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  90. Polyphosphoprotein-Containing Marine Adhesives

    Article • The Journal of Adhesion, August 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  91. Measurement of the attachment strength of brachiolaria larvae and metamorphic individuals of the sea star Asterina gibbosa by a centrifugation method

    Article • Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, April 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  92. First Insights into the Biochemistry of Tube Foot Adhesive from the Sea Urchin Paracentrotus lividus (Echinoidea, Echinodermata)

    Article • Marine Biotechnology, February 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  93. Elucidation of molecular diversity and body distribution of saponins in the sea cucumber Holothuria forskali (Echinodermata) by mass spectrometry

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, February 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  94. The Echinoderm Tube Foot and its Role in Temporary Underwater Adhesion

    Article • January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  95. Micro- and nanostructure of the adhesive material secreted by the tube feet of the sea star Asterias rubens

    Article • Journal of Structural Biology, October 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  96. Estimation of the attachment strength of the shingle sea urchin, Colobocentrotus atratus, and comparison with three sympatric echinoids

    Article • Marine Biology, January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  97. Intra- and interspecific variation of attachment strength in sea urchins

    Article • Marine Ecology Progress Series, March 2007, Inter-Research Science Center

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  98. Adaptations to Benthic Development: Functional Morphology of the Attachment Complex of the Brachiolaria Larva in the Sea Star Asterina gibbosa

    Article • Biological Bulletin, October 2006, JSTOR

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  99. Morphology and tenacity of the tube foot disc of three common European sea urchin species: a comparative study

    Article • Biofouling, January 2006, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  100. Adhesive Secretions in Echinoderms: An Overview

    Article • January 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  101. Adhesion of echinoderm tube feet to rough surfaces

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, July 2005, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  102. The tube feet of sea urchins and sea stars contain functionally different mutable collagenous tissues

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, June 2005, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  103. The attachment complex of brachiolaria larvae of the sea star Asterias rubens (Echinodermata): an ultrastructural and immunocytochemical study

    Article • Zoomorphology, April 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  104. Morphometry and mechanical design of tube foot stems in sea urchins: a comparative study

    Article • Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, February 2005, Elsevier

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  105. Comparative histological and immunohistochemical study of sea star tube feet (Echinodermata, Asteroidea)

    Article • Journal of Morphology, January 2005, Wiley

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  106. Evaluation of the attachment strength of individuals ofAsterina gibbosa(Asteroidea, Echinodermata) during the perimetamorphic period

    Article • Biofouling, January 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  107. Functional morphology of the tentacles in the apodid holothuroid Synapta maculata

    Article • December 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  108. Characterization of the Adhesive from Cuvierian Tubules of the Sea Cucumber Holothuria forskali (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea)

    Article • Marine Biotechnology, February 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  109. Article • Marine Biotechnology, February 2003, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  110. Biomechanics of Adhesion in Sea Cucumber Cuvierian Tubules (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea)

    Article • Integrative and Comparative Biology, December 2002, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  111. Ultrastructure of the echinoderm cuticle after fast-freezing / freeze substitution and conventional chemical fixations

    Article • Microscopy Research and Technique, March 2000, Wiley

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  112. Ultrastructure of the echinoderm cuticle after fast-freezing / freeze substitution and conventional chemical fixations

    Article • Microscopy Research and Technique, March 2000, Wiley

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  113. Maintaining the Line of Defense: Regeneration of Cuvierian Tubules in the Sea Cucumber Holothuria forskali (Echinodermata, Holothuroidea)

    Article • Biological Bulletin, February 2000, JSTOR

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  114. The podia, organs of adhesion and sensory perception in larvae and post‐metamorphic stages of the echinoidParacentrotus lividus(Echinodermata)

    Article • Biofouling, January 1998, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  115. Heavy metals in Diadema setosum (Echinodermata, Echinoidea) from Singapore coral reefs

    Article • Journal of Sea Research, December 1997, Elsevier

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  116. Measurement of the Adhesion of the Podia in the Asteroid Asterias Rubens (Echinodermata)

    Article • Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, November 1997, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  117. Functional morphology of the tentacles and tentilla of Coeloplana bannworthi (Ctenophora, Platyctenida), an ectosymbiont of Diadema setosum (Echinodermata, Echinoida)

    Article • Zoomorphology, October 1997, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  118. Fine structure of the dorsal papillae in the holothurioid Holothuria forskali (Echinodermata)

    Article • Tissue and Cell, August 1995, Elsevier

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  119. The Role of Podial Secretions in Adhesion in Two Species of Sea Stars (Echinodermata)

    Article • Biological Bulletin, August 1994, JSTOR

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  120. Functional morphology of coronal and peristomeal podia in Sphaerechinus granularis (Echinodermata, Echinoida)

    Article • Zoomorphology, March 1993, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  121. Functional morphology of the locomotory podia ofHolothuria forskali (Echinodermata, Holothuroida)

    Article • Zoomorphology, September 1992, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  122. Ultrastructure of the Penicillate Podia of the Spatangoid EchinoidEchinocardium cordatum(Echinodermata) with Special Emphasis on the Epidermal Sensory-Secretory Complexes

    Article • Acta Zoologica, September 1991, Wiley

    Dr Patrick Flammang

  123. Echinoderm Adhesive Secretions: From Experimental Characterization to Biotechnological Applications

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Patrick Flammang