Exploring Stimuli-Responsive Natural Processes for the Fabrication of High-Performance Materials
Climate change and environmental pollution have underscored the urgency for more
sustainable alternatives in synthetic polymer production. Nature's repertoire of biopolymers …
sustainable alternatives in synthetic polymer production. Nature's repertoire of biopolymers …
Dityrosine cross-linking in designing biomaterials
The development of functional biomaterials for tissue engineering and medical applications
has received increasing attention. While it has been known for decades that dityrosine …
has received increasing attention. While it has been known for decades that dityrosine …
Progress in Multiscale Modeling of Silk Materials
As a result of their hierarchical structure and biological processing, silk fibers rank among
nature's most remarkable materials. The biocompatibility of silk-based materials and the …
nature's most remarkable materials. The biocompatibility of silk-based materials and the …
β-Sheet nanocrystalline domains formed from phosphorylated serine-rich motifs in caddisfly larval silk: a solid state NMR and XRD study
Adhesive silks spun by aquatic caddisfly (order Trichoptera) larvae are used to build both
intricate protective shelters and food harvesting nets underwater. In this study, we use 13C …
intricate protective shelters and food harvesting nets underwater. In this study, we use 13C …
Self-Tensioning Aquatic Caddisfly Silk: Ca2+-Dependent Structure, Strength, and Load Cycle Hysteresis
Caddisflies are aquatic relatives of silk-spinning terrestrial moths and butterflies. Casemaker
larvae spin adhesive silk fibers for underwater construction of protective composite cases …
larvae spin adhesive silk fibers for underwater construction of protective composite cases …
Peroxinectin catalyzed dityrosine crosslinking in the adhesive underwater silk of a casemaker caddisfly larvae, Hysperophylax occidentalis
Aquatic caddisfly larvae use sticky silk fibers as an adhesive tape to construct protective
composite structures under water. Three new silk fiber components were identified by …
composite structures under water. Three new silk fiber components were identified by …
Silk tape nanostructure and silk gland anatomy of trichoptera
Caddisflys (order Trichoptera) construct elaborate protective shelters and food harvesting
nets with underwater adhesive silk. The silk fiber resembles a nanostructured tape …
nets with underwater adhesive silk. The silk fiber resembles a nanostructured tape …
Aquatic caddisworm silk is solidified by environmental metal ions during the natural fiber‐spinning process
Aquatic caddisfly larvae (caddisworms) wet‐spin fibers to construct composite cases of silk
and stone. The silk emerges from labial ducts as a nanofibrous fluid gel, flowing over the …
and stone. The silk emerges from labial ducts as a nanofibrous fluid gel, flowing over the …
Reversible assembly of β-sheet nanocrystals within caddisfly silk
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) experiments reveal the
structural importance of divalent cation–phosphate complexes in the formation of β-sheet …
structural importance of divalent cation–phosphate complexes in the formation of β-sheet …
Research on possible medical use of silk produced by caddisfly larvae of Hydropsyche angustipennis (Trichoptera, Insecta)
M Tszydel, A Zabłotni, D Wojciechowska… - journal of the …, 2015 - Elsevier
Silk products are used in medicine as biomaterials, and are particularly promising as
scaffolds in tissue engineering. To date only silkworm and spider silk medical potential has …
scaffolds in tissue engineering. To date only silkworm and spider silk medical potential has …