Natural biomacromolecules such as structural proteins and polysaccharides are composed
of the basic building blocks of life: amino acids and carbohydrates. Understanding their …

Recent advancements in next generation spacecrafts have reignited public excitement over
life beyond Earth. However, to safeguard the health and safety of humans in the hostile …

Microcrystalline cellulose and Bombyx mori silk blended biocomposite films were
regenerated using various imidazolium-based ionic liquids. The films were characterized to …

Biocomposite matrices with high mechanical strength, high stability, and the ability to direct
matrix-specific stem cell differentiation are essential for the reconstruction of lesioned tissues …

The use of water as a component of deep eutectic systems (DES) has raised some
questions regarding its influence on the nature of the mixture. Does it form a DES or an …

The modulation of structural fibrous protein and polysaccharide biopolymers for the design
of biomaterials is still relatively challenging due to the non-trivial nature of the transformation …

Silk artifacts constitute an invaluable heritage, and to preserve such patrimony it is
necessary to correlate the degradation of silk fibroin with the presence of dyes, pollutants …

In this review, recent progress in understanding the direct effects of radiation on the structure
and stability of collagen, the most abundant protein in the human body, and other proteins is …

While humans have made enormous progress in the exploration and exploitation of Earth,
exploration of outer space remains beyond current human capabilities. The principal …

Sticky viscous prey capture threads retain insects that strike araneoid orb-webs. The threads'
two axial fibers support a series of glue droplets, each featuring a core of adhesive …