Chemical syntheses of bioinspired and biomimetic polymers toward biobased materials

MS Ganewatta, Z Wang, C Tang - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
The rich structures and hierarchical organizations in nature provide many sources of
inspiration for advanced material designs. We wish to recapitulate properties such as high …

Resilin-mimetics as a smart biomaterial platform for biomedical applications

R Balu, NK Dutta, AK Dutta, NR Choudhury - Nature Communications, 2021 - nature.com
Intrinsically disordered proteins have dramatically changed the structure–function paradigm
of proteins in the 21st century. Resilin is a native elastic insect protein, which features …

Multi‐stimuli‐responsive polymer materials: Particles, films, and bulk gels

ZQ Cao, GJ Wang - The Chemical Record, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Stimuli‐responsive polymers have received tremendous attention from scientists and
engineers for several decades due to the wide applications of these smart materials in …

[HTML][HTML] Multifunctional naturally derived bioadhesives: from strategic molecular design toward advanced biomedical applications

M Kharaziha, T Scheibel, S Salehi - Progress in Polymer Science, 2024 - Elsevier
In the last decades, adhesives derived from natural resources (ie, bioadhesives) have
emerged as promising alternative to the standard wound closure devices, including sutures …

Design parameters for injectable biopolymeric hydrogels with dynamic covalent chemistry crosslinks

N de Paiva Narciso, RS Navarro… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Dynamic covalent chemistry (DCC) crosslinks can form hydrogels with tunable mechanical
properties permissive to injectability and self‐healing. However, not all hydrogels with …

Designed protein-and peptide-based hydrogels for biomedical sciences

W Ahn, JH Lee, SR Kim, J Lee, EJ Lee - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Proteins are fundamentally the most important macromolecules for biochemical, mechanical,
and structural functions in living organisms. Therefore, they provide us with diverse structural …

Resilin in insect flight systems

E Appel, J Michels, SN Gorb - Advanced Functional Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Compared to wingless insects, pterygote insects profit from numerous wing‐related benefits
including a wider distribution range, the exploitation of various food resources and the …

Evolution of the interfacial structure of a catalyst ink with the quality of the dispersing solvent: a contrast variation small-angle and ultrasmall-angle neutron scattering …

R Balu, NR Choudhury, JP Mata… - … applied materials & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The electrocatalyst layer (ECL) of the proton-exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is
commonly fabricated from colloidal catalyst ink containing carbon-supported catalyst …

Development of adhesive and conductive resilin-based hydrogels for wearable sensors

X Hu, XX Xia, SC Huang, ZG Qian - Biomacromolecules, 2019 - ACS Publications
Integrating multifunctionality such as stretchability, adhesiveness, and electroconductivity on
a single protein hydrogel is highly desirable for various applications, and remains a …

Reviewing the relevance of fluorescence in biological systems

MG Lagorio, GB Cordon, A Iriel - Photochemical & Photobiological …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Fluorescence is emitted by diverse living organisms. The analysis and interpretation of these
signals may give information about their physiological state, ways of communication among …