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 …

[HTML][HTML] Elastin-like polypeptides as models of intrinsically disordered proteins

S Roberts, M Dzuricky, A Chilkoti - FEBS letters, 2015 - Elsevier
Elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs) are a class of stimuli-responsive biopolymers inspired by
the intrinsically disordered domains of tropoelastin that are composed of repeats of the …

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 …

Tunable biomimetic hydrogels from silk fibroin and nanocellulose

P Dorishetty, R Balu, SS Athukoralalage… - ACS Sustainable …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Biomimetic hydrogels offer a new platform for hierarchical structure-controlled, tough,
biocompatible, mechanically tunable, and printable gels for regenerative medicine. Herein …

A visco-hyperelastic model for hydrogels with tunable water content

D Zhong, Y Xiang, Z Wang, Z Chen, J Liu, ZL Wu… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrogels without special treatment would lose water dramatically, which significantly alters
their properties. No physically-based constitutive models have been developed so far to …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Short to ultrashort peptide hydrogels for biomedical uses

WY Seow, CAE Hauser - Materials Today, 2014 - Elsevier
Hydrogels can offer cells an extracellular matrix-like growth environment which traditional
culture methods cannot provide. Hydrogels therefore have great value in tissue engineering …

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 …

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 …