Surface design for antibacterial materials: from fundamentals to advanced strategies

W Li, ES Thian, M Wang, Z Wang, L Ren - Advanced Science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Healthcare‐acquired infections as well as increasing antimicrobial resistance have become
an urgent global challenge, thus smart alternative solutions are needed to tackle bacterial …

Protein nanofibrils for next generation sustainable water purification

M Peydayesh, R Mezzenga - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
Water scarcity is rapidly spreading across the planet, threatening the population across the
five continents and calling for global sustainable solutions. Water reclamation is the most …

Lysozyme and its application as antibacterial agent in food industry

N Nawaz, S Wen, F Wang, S Nawaz, J Raza, M Iftikhar… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lysozymes are hydrolytic enzymes characterized by their ability to cleave the β-(1, 4)-
glycosidic bonds in peptidoglycan, a major structural component of the bacterial cell wall …

Soy protein amyloid fibril scaffold for cultivated meat application

Z Wei, S Dai, J Huang, X Hu, C Ge… - … applied materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
It is important to have sustainable and edible scaffolds to produce cultivated meat. In this
research, three-dimensional (3D) porous scaffolds were developed by soy protein amyloid …

Design of an Oxygen‐Tolerant Photo‐RAFT System for Protein‐Polymer Conjugation Achieving High Bioactivity

T Zhang, Z Wu, G Ng, C Boyer - … Chemie International Edition, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Protein‐polymer conjugates have significant potential in pharmaceutical and biomedical
applications. To enable their widespread use, robust conjugation techniques are crucial …

Structure remodeling of soy protein-derived amyloid fibrils mediated by epigallocatechin-3-gallate

Z Xu, G Shan, N Hao, L Li, T Lan, Y Dong, J Wen… - Biomaterials, 2022 - Elsevier
Soy protein-derived amyloid fibrils (SAFs) held desirable features, and with rational tailoring
of physical structures, their techno-functions could be further improved. Here, we report a …

Eco-infused interfacial enhancement of the anti-biofouling activity in anion exchange membranes for electrodialysis desalination

Y Yao, Y Lu, Y Li, Y Ma, EH Ang, J Xu, H Ding… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Strengthened surface modification via bio-safety and eco-friendly agent requirements, and
the development of the antibacterial anion exchange membrane (AEM) has become crucial …

Lysozyme amyloid fibril-integrated PEG injectable hydrogel adhesive with improved antiswelling and antibacterial capabilities

T Chen, Y Wang, J **e, X Qu, C Liu - Biomacromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels with inherent antibacterial activities have been attracting increasing attention,
particularly for biomedical applications. Biology provides a range of materials and …

Morphology, formation kinetics and core composition of pea and soy 7S and 11S globulin amyloid fibrils

Y Zhang, DR Dee - Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
Legume seed storage proteins can be induced to form amyloid fibrils upon heating at low
pH, which could improve their functionality for use in food and materials. However, the …

An amyloid-like proteinaceous adsorbent for uranium extraction from aqueous medium

Q Yang, J Zhao, A Muhammad, R Qin, J Tian… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The most current developed uranium adsorbents usually suffer from relatively low
adsorption capacity, poor selectivity, high cost, nondegradability and secondary …