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Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Literature review › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Silk-inspired polymers and proteins
AU - Hardy, John G.
AU - Scheibel, Thomas R.
PY - 2009/8/1
Y1 - 2009/8/1
N2 - The biocompatibility and biodegradability of natural silk fibres and the benign conditions under which they (with impressive mechanical properties) are produced represent a biomimetic ideal. This ideal has inspired people in both academia and industry to prepare silk-mimetic polymers and proteins by chemical and/or biotechnological means. in the present paper, we aim to give an overview of the design principles of such silk-inspired polymers/proteins, their processing into various materials morphologies, their mechanical and biological properties, and, finally, their technical and biomedical applications.
AB - The biocompatibility and biodegradability of natural silk fibres and the benign conditions under which they (with impressive mechanical properties) are produced represent a biomimetic ideal. This ideal has inspired people in both academia and industry to prepare silk-mimetic polymers and proteins by chemical and/or biotechnological means. in the present paper, we aim to give an overview of the design principles of such silk-inspired polymers/proteins, their processing into various materials morphologies, their mechanical and biological properties, and, finally, their technical and biomedical applications.
KW - biomimetic material
KW - silk-inspired polymer
KW - silkworm silk
KW - spider silk
KW - BOMBYX-MORI SILK
KW - GENETICALLY-ENGINEERED SILK
KW - SAMIA-CYNTHIA-RICINI
KW - SPIDER-SILK
KW - BETA-SHEETS
KW - PERIODIC POLYPEPTIDES
KW - STRUCTURAL-ANALYSIS
KW - FIBROIN
KW - COPOLYMERS
KW - CRYSTALLIZATION
U2 - 10.1042/BST0370677
DO - 10.1042/BST0370677
M3 - Literature review
VL - 37
SP - 677
EP - 681
JO - Biochemical Society Transactions
JF - Biochemical Society Transactions
SN - 0300-5127
IS - 4
ER -