Biological materials processing: time-tested tricks for sustainable fiber fabrication
There is an urgent need to improve the sustainability of the materials we produce and use.
Here, we explore what humans can learn from nature about how to sustainably fabricate …
Here, we explore what humans can learn from nature about how to sustainably fabricate …
Insect silk: one name, many materials
TD Sutherland, JH Young, S Weisman… - Annual review of …, 2010 - annualreviews.org
Silks play a crucial role in the survival and reproduction of many insects. Labial glands,
Malpighian tubules, and a variety of dermal glands have evolved to produce these silks. The …
Malpighian tubules, and a variety of dermal glands have evolved to produce these silks. The …
Delivering on the promise of recombinant silk-inspired proteins for drug delivery
C Gonzalez-Obeso, EJ Hartzell, RA Scheel… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Effective drug delivery is essential for the success of a medical treatment. Polymeric drug
delivery systems (DDSs) are preferred over systemic administration of drugs due to their …
delivery systems (DDSs) are preferred over systemic administration of drugs due to their …
Functional amyloid: widespread in Nature, diverse in purpose
CLL Pham, AH Kwan, M Sunde - Essays in biochemistry, 2014 - portlandpress.com
Amyloids are insoluble fibrillar protein deposits with an underlying cross-β structure initially
discovered in the context of human diseases. However, it is now clear that the same fibrillar …
discovered in the context of human diseases. However, it is now clear that the same fibrillar …
Bombyx mori Silk Fibers: An Outstanding Family of Materials
Designing novel multifunctional materials from natural resources is a challenging goal that
has increasingly attracted researchers. Recently, the great potential of silk fibers has been …
has increasingly attracted researchers. Recently, the great potential of silk fibers has been …
Coatings and films made of silk proteins
CB Borkner, MB Elsner, T Scheibel - ACS applied materials & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Silks are a class of proteinaceous materials produced by arthropods for various purposes.
Spider dragline silk is known for its outstanding mechanical properties, and it shows high …
Spider dragline silk is known for its outstanding mechanical properties, and it shows high …
Metal-tunable self-assembly of hierarchical structure in mussel-inspired peptide films
Bottom-up control over structural hierarchy from the nanoscale through the macroscale is a
critical aspect of biological materials fabrication and function, which can inspire production …
critical aspect of biological materials fabrication and function, which can inspire production …
Cooperative behavior of a sacrificial bond network and elastic framework in providing self-healing capacity in mussel byssal threads
The dissipative and self-healing properties of mussel byssal threads are critical for their
function as anchoring fibers in wave-battered habitats and central to their emergence as an …
function as anchoring fibers in wave-battered habitats and central to their emergence as an …
[BOOK][B] Plenty of room for biology at the bottom: an introduction to bionanotechnology
This expanded and updated edition of the 2007 version introduces readers from various
backgrounds to the rapidly growing interface between biology and nanotechnology. It …
backgrounds to the rapidly growing interface between biology and nanotechnology. It …
Shear-induced β-crystallite unfolding in condensed phase nanodroplets promotes fiber formation in a biological adhesive
Natural materials provide an increasingly important role model for the development and
processing of next-generation polymers. The velvet worm Euperipatoides rowelli hunts …
processing of next-generation polymers. The velvet worm Euperipatoides rowelli hunts …