Protein‐based structural biomaterials are of great interest for various applications because
the sequence flexibility within the proteins may result in their improved mechanical and …

Nanopapers formed by stiff and strong native cellulose nanofibrils are emerging as
mechanically robust and sustainable materials to replace high-performance plastics or as …

The utility of unfolded structural proteins with diverse sequences offers multiple potentials to
create functional biomaterials. However, it is challenging to overcome their structural defects …

Proteins used for the formation of light weight and mechanically strong biological fibers are
typically composed of folded rigid and unfolded flexible units. In contrast to fibrous proteins …

Lightweight and mechanically strong protein fibers are promising for many technical
applications. Despite the widespread investigation of biological fibers based on spider silk …

Biologically derived and biologically inspired fibers with outstanding mechanical properties
have found attractive technical applications across diverse fields. Despite recent advances …

Hagfishes thwart attacks by fish predators by producing liters of defensive slime. The slime is
produced when slime gland exudate is released into the predator's mouth, where it deploys …

Stiff fibers are used as reinforcing phases in a wide range of high-performance composite
materials. Silk is one of the most widely studied bio-fibers, but alternative materials with …

Hagfish slime threads are assembled from protein-based bundles of intermediate filaments
(IFs) that undergo a strain-induced α-helical coiled-coil to β-sheet transition. Draw …

Engineered protein fibers are promising biomaterials with diverse applications due to their
tunable protein structure and outstanding mechanical properties. However, it remains …