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

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 …

Since the discovery of tropoelastin liquid–liquid phase separation in the 1950s, it has been
recognized that fluid protein condensates, including coacervates and liquid crystals, are …

The occurrence of modular peptide repeats in load-bearing (structural) proteins is common
in nature, with distinctive peptide sequences that often remain conserved across different …

Nature is rich with examples of highly specialized biological materials produced by
organisms for functions, including defense, hunting, and protection. Along these lines, velvet …

Climate change and environmental pollution have underscored the urgency for more
sustainable alternatives in synthetic polymer production. Nature's repertoire of biopolymers …

Hard ticks feed on their host for multiple days. To ensure firm attachment, they secrete a
protein-rich saliva that eventually forms a solid cement cone. The underlying mechanism of …

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B. mori silk has been extensively utilized to create Regenerated Silk Fibroin solutions (RSF)
for a wide range of technological applications, including tissue engineering, drug delivery …

For prey capture and defense, velvet worms eject an adhesive slime which has been
established as a model system for recyclable complex liquids. Triggered by mechanical …