Bioinspired adhesives comprising a macromolecule such as zein and one or more catechol- or gallol-containing compounds are provided. The adhesive can also comprise an iron crosslinker, an interfacial crosslinker, or both an iron crosslinker and an interfacial crosslinker. Methods of manufacturing and using the adhesive are also provided.

A method of making a biocompatible composition for sealing tissue includes mixing a first fluid having a first reactive component (e.g., an electrophile) and a second fluid having a second reactive component (e.g., a nucleophile) to form a mixture and expressing the mixture. During expression, a pH modifying fluid (e.g., NaOH) is added to the mixture at a rate that changes. In one embodiment, a higher ratio of the pH modifying fluid is added to the mixture during a first expressing stage and a lower ratio of said pH modifying fluid is added to the mixture during a second expressing stage. During the first expressing stage, a mixing ratio of the pH modifying fluid, the first fluid and the second fluid is 0.7-1.4:1:1. During the second expressing stage, the mixing ratio of the pH modifying fluid, the first fluid and the second fluid is 0.12-0.24:1:1.

In specific embodiments, provided is a material for preventing adhesion of membranes in an ophthalmic surgery for treatment of glaucoma or the like without using mitomycin-C or the like. Particularly provided is such material, which is easy to handle and has no risk of histolysis or infections. In a production method of a preferred embodiment, prepared are: aldehyde-modified dextran (first reactant) having weight-average molecular weight of 10,000-5,000,000 and introduced aldehyde group-per-anhydrous glucose unit (mol/AGU) of 0.4-0.7; and succinic anhydride-added poly-L-lysine (second reactant) having weight-average molecular weight of 1000-100,000 and having residual amino group ratio of 80-99%; then, they are mixed together so that aldehyde group-to-amino group molar ratio becomes 0.9-1.1 and are reacted in presence of water so that polymer concentration becomes 8-20%; and a hydrogel produced by the reaction, or a suspension before gelation, is freeze-dried to produce a porous sheet having a thickness of 0.1-0.8 mm.

The present disclosure provides peptide compositions (e.g., of self-assembling peptides) with particular attributes (e.g., peptide identity, peptide concentration, pH, ionic strength (including salt identity and/or concentration), etc. that show particularly useful material properties. The present disclosure also provides technologies for selecting and/or formulating particular peptide compositions useful in specific contexts. In some embodiments, provided peptide compositions have an elevated pH within the range of about 2.5 to about 3.5 and/or an ionic strength that is above that of a corresponding composition of the same peptide, at the same concentration, in water, but is below a critical salt point for the peptide (e.g., so that the composition is not cloudy).

The present application provides a two-component in-situ adhesive based on supercharged protein and preparation method and use thereof. The two-component in-situ adhesive of the present application may be used for in-situ and rapid gelatinization at tissue wounds, showing excellent adhesion strength between tissues, and also showing excellent adhesion performance even on the moist tissue surface; after the gelatinization, its adhesive surface is soft, and may be used to achieve the effects of moist wound hemostasis, wound restoration and the like, for example, it may be used for assisting hemostasis in vascular reconstruction closure, or assisting suture in cranial suture site; at the same time, the adhesive of the present application also has the advantages of simple and rapid preparation process, no need for special devices, rapid adhesion and biocompatibility and the like.