DOPA

the secretion of marine mussels with high adhesive property

could be adsorbed to the surfaces of inorganic and organic materials. Further studies show that DOPA derivatives containing catechol groups also possess the strong adhesive property as DOPA shown. Polydopamine coating

as one kind of DOPA derivatives

has already been applied in many fields. Based on the above content

DOPA and its derivatives could be introduced into the design of polymer structure and make them like the secretion of marine mussels

which have applied in various fields. The exploration of the adhesion mechanism and the application in different fields of DOPA and its derivatives are reviewed in this paper.