Heat-and pH-induced BSA conformational changes, hydrogel formation and application as 3D cell scaffold

G Navarra, C Peres, M Contardi, P Picone… - Archives of biochemistry …, 2016 - Elsevier
Aggregation and gelation of globular proteins can be an advantage to generate new forms
of nanoscale biomaterials based on the fibrillar architecture. Here, we report results …

Heat-induced self-assembling of BSA at the isoelectric point

L Comez, PL Gentili, M Paolantoni, A Paciaroni… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Materials based on ordered protein aggregates have recently received a lot of attention for
their application as drug carriers, due to their biocompatibility and their ability to sequester …

[HTML][HTML] Amyloid-like aggregation of recombinant β-lactoglobulin at pH 3.5 and 7.0: Is disulfide bond removal the key to fibrillation?

LJG Hoppenreijs, A Overbeck, SE Brune… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Functional nanofibrils from globular proteins are usually formed by heating for several hours
at pH 2.0, which induces acidic hydrolysis and consecutive self-association. The functional …

Serum albumin hydrogels in broad pH and temperature ranges: Characterization of their self-assembled structures and nanoscopic and macroscopic properties

SH Arabi, B Aghelnejad, C Schwieger, A Meister… - Biomaterials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
We report extended pH-and temperature-induced preparation procedures and explore the
materials and molecular properties of different types of hydrogels made from human and …

Polymorphism in bovine serum albumin fibrils: morphology and statistical analysis

I Usov, J Adamcik, R Mezzenga - Faraday Discussions, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
We investigate the self-assembly process of the globular protein bovine serum albumin
(BSA) into fibrillar structures upon incubating the protein solution at high temperature (90° C) …

Thermoregulation of Hydrogel Spatiotemporal Mechanics by Exploiting the Folding–Unfolding Characteristics of Globular Proteins

A Dutta, G Vasilyev, E Zussman - Biomacromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
The incorporation of proteins into hydrogel networks has the potential to enhance bioactivity
and biocompatibility. In this work, we report on the fabrication of a polymer–protein hydrogel …

Modification of β-sheet forming peptide hydrophobic face: effect on self-assembly and gelation

MA Elsawy, AM Smith, N Hodson, A Squires, AF Miller… - Langmuir, 2016 - ACS Publications
β-Sheet forming peptides have attracted significant interest for the design of hydrogels for
biomedical applications. One of the main challenges is the control and understanding of the …

Tuning of hydrogel stiffness using a two‐component peptide system for mammalian cell culture

A Scelsi, B Bochicchio, A Smith… - … Research Part A, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐assembling peptide hydrogels (SAPHs) represent emerging cell cultures systems in
several biomedical applications. The advantages of SAPHs are mainly ascribed to the …

BSA/HSA ratio modulates the properties of Ca2+-induced cold gelation scaffolds

A Ribeiro, V Volkov, MB Oliveira, J Padrão… - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
An effective tissue engineering approach requires adjustment according to the target tissue
to be engineered. The possibility of obtaining a protein-based formulation for the …

[HTML][HTML] Load-bearing columns inspired fabrication of ductile and mechanically enhanced BSA hydrogels

S Li, L Gong, X Wu, X Liu, N Bai, Y Guo, X Liu… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Currently, protein-based hydrogels are widely applied in soft materials, tissue engineering
and implantable scaffolds owing to their excellent biocompatibility, and degradability …