Recent advances in 3D printing with protein-based inks
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a transformative manufacturing strategy,
allowing rapid prototyping, customization, and flexible manipulation of structure-property …
allowing rapid prototyping, customization, and flexible manipulation of structure-property …
Discovery and design of soft polymeric bio-inspired materials with multiscale simulations and artificial intelligence
Materials chemistry is at the forefront of the global “Fourth Industrial Revolution”, in part by
establishing a “Materials 4.0” paradigm. A key aspect of this paradigm is developing …
establishing a “Materials 4.0” paradigm. A key aspect of this paradigm is developing …
Antimicrobial coating of spider silk to prevent bacterial attachment on silk surgical sutures
Microbial infections from post-surgery or other medical-related procedure is a serious health
problem. Nowadays, the research is focused on the development of new drug-free materials …
problem. Nowadays, the research is focused on the development of new drug-free materials …
Multiscale Modeling of Silk and Silk‐Based Biomaterials—A Review
Silk embodies outstanding material properties and biologically relevant functions achieved
through a delicate hierarchical structure. It can be used to create high‐performance …
through a delicate hierarchical structure. It can be used to create high‐performance …
Silk–its mysteries, how it is made, and how it is used
This article reviews fundamental and applied aspects of silk–one of Nature's most intriguing
materials in terms of its strength, toughness, and biological role–in its various forms, from …
materials in terms of its strength, toughness, and biological role–in its various forms, from …
[HTML][HTML] Rapid mechanical property prediction and de novo design of three-dimensional spider webs through graph and GraphPerceiver neural networks
Spider webs feature advanced structural performance due to the evolutionary success of
over more than 3× 109 years, including lightweight design and exceptional mechanical …
over more than 3× 109 years, including lightweight design and exceptional mechanical …
Artificial spider silk is smart like natural one: having humidity-sensitive shape memory with superior recovery stress
H Venkatesan, J Chen, H Liu, Y Kim, S Na… - Materials Chemistry …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Spider dragline silk features supercontraction with great sensitivity to humidity/water.
Enlightened by this phenomenon, we here put forward an understanding of spider silk …
Enlightened by this phenomenon, we here put forward an understanding of spider silk …
Synergistic Integration of Experimental and Simulation Approaches for the de Novo Design of Silk-Based Materials
Conspectus Tailored biomaterials with tunable functional properties are crucial for a variety
of task-specific applications ranging from healthcare to sustainable, novel bio–nanodevices …
of task-specific applications ranging from healthcare to sustainable, novel bio–nanodevices …
Ultrathin spider silk films: Insights into spider silk assembly on surfaces
β-Sheets in natural spider dragline silk proteins are typically formed by polyalanine (A n) as
well as alanine-glycine (AG) and GGA sequences flanking these A n regions. The …
well as alanine-glycine (AG) and GGA sequences flanking these A n regions. The …
De novo design of recombinant spider silk proteins for material applications
K Zheng, S Ling - Biotechnology journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Spider silks are well known for their superior mechanical properties that are stronger and
tougher than steel despite being assembled at close to ambient conditions and using water …
tougher than steel despite being assembled at close to ambient conditions and using water …