Materials design by synthetic biology

TC Tang, B An, Y Huang, S Vasikaran, Y Wang… - Nature Reviews …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Synthetic biology applies genetic tools to engineer living cells and organisms analogous to
the programming of machines. In materials synthetic biology, engineering principles from …

Bioinspired additive manufacturing of hierarchical materials: From biostructures to functions

J Wei, F Pan, H **, K Yang, Y Wang, Q Wang, Z Fu - Research, 2023‏ - spj.science.org
Throughout billions of years, biological systems have evolved sophisticated, multiscale
hierarchical structures to adapt to changing environments. Biomaterials are synthesized …

Engineered living materials: prospects and challenges for using biological systems to direct the assembly of smart materials

PQ Nguyen, NMD Courchesne… - Advanced …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Vast potential exists for the development of novel, engineered platforms that manipulate
biology for the production of programmed advanced materials. Such systems would possess …

Exploring the potential of nonclassical crystallization pathways to advance cementitious materials

C Ruiz-Agudo, H Cölfen - Chemical Reviews, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
Understanding the crystallization of cement-binding phases, from basic units to macroscopic
structures, can enhance cement performance, reduce clinker use, and lower CO2 emissions …

Interactions between metal oxides and biomolecules: from fundamental understanding to applications

MJ Limo, A Sola-Rabada, E Boix, V Thota… - Chemical …, 2018‏ - ACS Publications
Metallo-oxide (MO)-based bioinorganic nanocomposites promise unique structures,
physicochemical properties, and novel biochemical functionalities, and within the past …

Rice husk silica derived nanomaterials for sustainable applications

Y Shen - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Rice husk (RH) is an abundant and sustainable waste biomass. Silica-rich RH can be
converted to biofuels (eg, bio-oil, vapors) and biochars simultaneously via thermochemical …

Silicon nutrition in plants under water-deficit conditions: overview and prospects

M Irfan, MA Maqsood, H Rehman, W Mahboob… - Water, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Drought is one of the major constraints for sustainable crop production worldwide, especially
in arid and semiarid regions. The global warming and climate change scenario has …

Skeleton of Euplectella sp.: Structural Hierarchy from the Nanoscale to the Macroscale

J Aizenberg, JC Weaver, MS Thanawala, VC Sundar… - Science, 2005‏ - science.org
Structural materials in nature exhibit remarkable designs with building blocks, often
hierarchically arranged from the nanometer to the macroscopic length scales. We report on …

Silicon in the soil–plant continuum: Intricate feedback mechanisms within ecosystems

O Katz, D Puppe, D Kaczorek, NB Prakash, J Schaller - Plants, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Plants' ability to take up silicon from the soil, accumulate it within their tissues and then
reincorporate it into the soil through litter creates an intricate network of feedback …

Silicon and plant disease resistance against pathogenic fungi

F Fauteux, W Rémus-Borel, JG Menzies… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2005‏ - academic.oup.com
Silicon (Si) is a bioactive element associated with beneficial effects on mechanical and
physiological properties of plants. Silicon alleviates abiotic and biotic stresses, and …