Hydrogels is a hydrophilic, cross-linked polymer of three-dimensional network structures.
The application of hydrogels prepared from a single polymer in the biomedical field has …

In the past few years, protein hydrogels have attracted more and more attention due to their
unique physical, chemical and biological properties. They have a more complex molecular …

Fibrous networks constructed from high aspect ratio protein building blocks are ubiquitous in
nature. Despite this ubiquity, the functional advantage of such building blocks over globular …

Fundamental understanding of the structure and assembly of nanoscale building blocks is
crucial for the development of novel biomaterials with defined architectures and function …

Albumin is derived from blood plasma and is the most abundant protein in blood plasma,
which has good mechanical properties, biocompatibility and degradability, so albumin is an …

Protein-incorporated soft networks have received remarkable attention during the past
several years. They possess desirable properties similar to native tissues and organs and …

Mechanical properties of hydrogels are dependent on their spatial and temporal structural
properties. Several attempts have been made to tune the mechanical properties of …

Hydrogels based on renewable resources are a promising class of materials for future
applications in pharmaceutics, drug delivery and personalized medicine. Thus, optional …

Proteins are adjustable units from which biomaterials with designed properties can be
developed. However, non-native folded states with controlled topologies are hardly …

Folded protein hydrogels are prime candidates as tuneable biomaterials but it is unclear to
what extent their mechanical properties have mesoscopic, as opposed to molecular origins …