Elastic fibers are an essential component of the extracellular matrix where they provide
structural integrity and elastic recoil in a number of important tissues. A major constituent of …

Elastin is a self-assembling, extracellular-matrix protein that is the major provider of tissue
elasticity. Here we review structural studies of elastin from over four decades, and draw …

Elastin provides structural integrity, biological cues and persistent elasticity to a range of
important tissues, including the vasculature and lungs. Its critical importance to normal …

An emerging class of disordered proteins underlies the elasticity of many biological tissues.
Elastomeric proteins are essential to the function of biological machinery as diverse as the …

To provide a basis for the development of approaches to treat elastin‐degrading diseases,
the aim of this study was to investigate the degradation of the natural substrate tropoelastin …

Tailored biomaterials with tunable functional properties are desirable for many applications
ranging from drug delivery to regenerative medicine. To improve the predictability of …

Materiomics is an emerging field of science that provides a basis for multiscale material
system characterization, inspired in part by natural, for example, protein-based materials …

Elastin self-assembles from monomers into polymer networks that display elasticity and
resilience. The first major step in assembly is a liquid–liquid phase separation known as …

Elastin is the dominant mammalian elastic protein found in soft tissue. Elastin-based
biomaterials have the potential to repair elastic tissues by improving local elasticity and …

Tropoelastin is the dominant building block of elastic fibers, which form a major component
of the extracellular matrix, providing structural support to tissues and imbuing them with …