Fibrous scaffolds from elastin-based materials

JC Rodriguez-Cabello, I Gonzalez De Torre… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Current cutting-edge strategies in biomaterials science are focused on mimicking the design
of natural systems which, over millions of years, have evolved to exhibit extraordinary …

Thixotropic hydrogels composed of self-assembled nanofibers of double-hydrophobic elastin-like block polypeptides

Y Sugioka, J Nakamura, C Ohtsuki… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Physically crosslinked hydrogels with thixotropic properties attract considerable attention in
the biomedical research field because their self-healing nature is useful in cell …

Molecular-level studies of extracellular matrix proteins conducted using atomic force microscopy

AR Walker, JR Sloneker, JC Garno - Biointerphases, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins provide anchorage and structural strength to cells and
tissues in the body and, thus, are fundamental molecular components for processes of cell …

Biological properties of self-assembled nanofibers of elastin-like block polypeptides for tissue-engineered vascular grafts: platelet inhibition, endothelial cell activation …

K Natsume, J Nakamura, K Sato… - Regenerative …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Strategic materials design is essential for the development of small-diameter, tissue-
engineered vascular grafts. Self-assembled nanofibers of elastin-like polypeptides represent …

Advances in ECM protein-based materials

F Ghorbani, N Davari, C Liu, B Ghalandari - Handbook of the Extracellular …, 2024 - Springer
Proteins are the main building blocks of cell structure that play a vital role in the
development of cell skeletons, cell differentiation, immunomodulation, and biomimetic …

Molecular-Level Studies of Nanopatterned Biomolecules with Atomic Force Microscopy

AR Walker - 2024 - repository.lsu.edu
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is an analytical technique in which a tipped probe is gently
scanned across the surface in a raster pattern to generate digital images of a sample at the …

Elastin Çözeltilerinin Viskoelastik Karakterizasyonları

GB Tezel - Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Fen Ve Mühendislik …, 2021 - dergipark.org.tr
Bu çalışmada, izole ağırlıkça% 0, 1-% 3 (w/w) elastin sulu çözeltilerinin viskoelastik
karakterizasyonları incelenmiştir. Doğrusal ve doğrusal olmayan viskoelastik testleri …

Isolation of Fibrillar Elastin Gel (FEG) and its application in heart valve tissue engineering

S Iftekhar - 2020 - ora.ox.ac.uk
Elastin, although a small constituent of heart valves, plays a significant role in its functionality
and the maintenance of tissue homeostasis. It is due to its low abundance that its …