Silk-elastinlike protein-based hydrogels for drug delivery and embolization

E Griswold, J Cappello, H Ghandehari - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Silk-Elastinlike Protein-Based Polymers (SELPs) can form thermoresponsive
hydrogels that allow for the generation of in-situ drug delivery matrices. They are produced …

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 …

The nucleation of protein aggregates-from crystals to amyloid fibrils

AK Buell - International review of cell and molecular biology, 2017 - Elsevier
The condensation and aggregation of individual protein molecules into dense insoluble
phases is of relevance in such diverse fields as materials science, medicine, structural …

Mapping the broad structural and mechanical properties of amyloid fibrils

G Lamour, R Nassar, PHW Chan, G Bozkurt, J Li… - Biophysical …, 2017 - cell.com
Amyloids are fibrillar nanostructures of proteins that are assembled in several physiological
processes in human cells (eg, hormone storage) but also during the course of infectious …

High intrinsic mechanical flexibility of mouse prion nanofibrils revealed by measurements of axial and radial Young's moduli

G Lamour, CK Yip, H Li, J Gsponer - ACS nano, 2014 - ACS Publications
Self-templated protein aggregation and intracerebral deposition of aggregates, sometimes
in the form of amyloid fibrils, is a hallmark of mammalian prion diseases. What distinguishes …

Silk nanofibril self‐assembly versus electrospinning

M Humenik, G Lang, T Scheibel - … Reviews: Nanomedicine and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Natural silk fibers represent one of the most advanced blueprints for (bio) polymer scientists,
displaying highly optimized mechanical properties due to their hierarchical structures …

Mechanical stress as the common denominator between chronic inflammation, cancer, and Alzheimer's disease

M Levy Nogueira, J da Veiga Moreira… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The pathogenesis of common diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and cancer, are
currently poorly understood. Inflammation is a common risk factor for cancer and AD. Recent …

How do gyrating beads accelerate amyloid fibrillization?

A Abdolvahabi, Y Shi, S Rasouli, CM Croom… - Biophysical …, 2017 - cell.com
The chemical and physical mechanisms by which gyrating beads accelerate amyloid
fibrillization in microtiter plate assays are unclear. Identifying these mechanisms will help …

Complex morphogenesis by a model intrinsically disordered protein

C González‐Obeso, M González‐Pérez, JF Mano… - Small, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The development of intricate and complex self‐assembling structures in the micrometer
range, such as biomorphs, is a major challenge in materials science. Although complex …

Out-of-equilibrium polymorph selection in nanoparticle freezing

J Amodeo, F Pietrucci, J Lam - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The ability to design synthesis processes that are out of equilibrium has opened the
possibility of creating nanomaterials with remarkable physicochemical properties, choosing …