Protein-based biological materials: Molecular design and artificial production

A Miserez, J Yu, P Mohammadi - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polymeric materials produced from fossil fuels have been intimately linked to the
development of industrial activities in the 20th century and, consequently, to the …

Structural cuticular proteins from arthropods: annotation, nomenclature, and sequence characteristics in the genomics era

JH Willis - Insect biochemistry and molecular biology, 2010 - Elsevier
The availability of whole genome sequences of several arthropods has provided new
insights into structural cuticular proteins (CPs), in particular the distribution of different …

Multifunctional materials through modular protein engineering

RL DiMarco, SC Heilshorn - Advanced Materials, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The diversity of potential applications for protein‐engineered materials has undergone
profound recent expansion through a rapid increase in the library of domains that have been …

Photo-crosslinked silk fibroin for 3D printing

X Mu, JK Sahoo, P Cebe, DL Kaplan - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Silk fibroin in material formats provides robust mechanical properties, and thus is a
promising protein for 3D printing inks for a range of applications, including tissue …

Fibrous protein-based hydrogels for cell encapsulation

R Silva, B Fabry, AR Boccaccini - Biomaterials, 2014 - Elsevier
Tissue scaffolds play a vital role in tissue engineering by providing a native tissue-mimicking
environment for cells, with the aim to promote cell proliferation, proper cell differentiation …

Protein-based block copolymers

OS Rabotyagova, P Cebe, DL Kaplan - Biomacromolecules, 2011 - ACS Publications
Advances in genetic engineering have led to the synthesis of protein-based block
copolymers with control of chemistry and molecular weight, resulting in unique physical and …

Cuticular proteins

JH Willis, NC Papandreou, VA Iconomidou… - Insect molecular biology …, 2012 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter summarizes the wealth of information about cuticular
proteins amassed. Cuticular protein sequences are certain to be described in ever …

Protein‐engineered functional materials

Y Wang, P Katyal, JK Montclare - Advanced Healthcare …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Proteins are versatile macromolecules that can perform a variety of functions. In the past
three decades, they have been commonly used as building blocks to generate a range of …

Fibrous protein-based biomaterials (silk, keratin, elastin, and resilin proteins) for tissue regeneration and repair

F Costa, R Silva, AR Boccaccini - Peptides and proteins as biomaterials for …, 2018 - Elsevier
Tissue scaffolds are essential in tissue engineering approaches as they provide a tissue-
mimicking environment for cells, with the aim to promote cell proliferation, cell differentiation …

Tissue engineering-based therapeutic strategies for vocal fold repair and regeneration

L Li, JM Stiadle, HK Lau, AB Zerdoum, X Jia… - Biomaterials, 2016 - Elsevier
Vocal folds are soft laryngeal connective tissues with distinct layered structures and complex
multicomponent matrix compositions that endow phonatory and respiratory functions. This …