Polymeric materials produced from fossil fuels have been intimately linked to the
development of industrial activities in the 20th century and, consequently, to the …

Elastic fibers are an important component of the extracellular matrix, providing stretch,
resilience, and cell interactivity to a broad range of elastic tissues. Elastin makes up the …

Elastic fibers are an essential component of the extracellular matrix where they provide
structural integrity and elastic recoil in a number of important tissues. A major constituent of …

Elastic fibers provide recoil to tissues that undergo repeated deformation, such as blood
vessels, lungs and skin. Composed of elastin and its accessory proteins, the fibers are …

As essential components of our connective tissues, elastic fibres give tissues such as major
blood vessels, skin and the lungs their elasticity. Their formation is complex and co …

Recent advances in biomedicine largely rely on the development in nanoengineering. As
the access to unique properties in biomaterials is not readily available from traditional …

Activated white blood cells generate multiple oxidants in response to invading pathogens.
Thus, hypochlorous acid (HOCl) is generated via the reaction of myeloperoxidase (from …

Elastin provides recoil to tissues that stretch such as the lung, blood vessels, and skin. It is
deposited in a brief window starting in the prenatal period and extending to adolescence in …

We challenge the conventional designation of structural matrix proteins primarily as
supporting scaffolds for resident cells. The extracellular matrix protein tropoelastin is …

In the development of tissue engineering strategies to replace, remodel, regenerate, or
support damaged tissue, the development of bioinspired biomaterials that recapitulate the …