Collagen is a fibrillar protein that conforms the conjunctive and connective tissues in the
human body, essentially skin, joints, and bones. This molecule is one of the most abundant …

Self-assembled peptide nanostructures have been increasingly exploited as functional
materials for applications in biomedicine and energy. The emergent properties of these …

Bone is a natural composite of collagen protein and the mineral hydroxyapatite. The
structure of bone is known to be important to its load-bearing characteristics, but relatively …

Collagen is a major component in a wide range of drug delivery systems and biomaterial
applications. Its basic physical and structural properties, together with its low …

Water is an important component of collagen in tendons, but its role for the function of this
load-carrying protein structure is poorly understood. Here we use a combination of multi …

Biopolymers and their applications have been widely studied in recent years. Replacing the
oil based polymer materials with biopolymers in a sustainable manner might give not only a …

As one of the most important natural materials, cortical bone is a composite material
comprising assemblies of tropocollagen molecules and nanoscale hydroxyapatite mineral …

The collagen family contains 28 proteins, predominantly expressed in the extracellular
matrix (ECM) and characterized by a triple-helix structure. Collagens undergo several …

Regardless of considerable progress in synthetic plastic or polymer-based industry, its low
biodegradability is a critical issue. Nevertheless, natural “biopolymers” are gradually …

Purpose To investigate the effect of doxazosin on autophagy and the activation of hepatic
stellate cells (HSCs) in vivo and in vitro and determine the underlying mechanism. Methods …