Protein-based biological materials: Molecular design and artificial production

A Miserez, J Yu, P Mohammadi - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polymeric materials produced from fossil fuels have been intimately linked to the
development of industrial activities in the 20th century and, consequently, to the …

Protein-based bioactive coatings: from nanoarchitectonics to applications

C Fu, Z Wang, X Zhou, B Hu, C Li, P Yang - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Protein-based bioactive coatings have emerged as a versatile and promising strategy for
enhancing the performance and biocompatibility of diverse biomedical materials and …

Fully recyclable multifunctional adhesive with high durability, transparency, flame retardancy, and harsh-environment resistance

ZH Wang, BW Liu, FR Zeng, XC Lin, JY Zhang… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Recyclable/reversible adhesives have attracted growing attention for sustainability and
intelligence but suffer from low adhesion strength and poor durability in complex conditions …

Mussel‐Bioinspired Lignin Adhesive for Wearable Bioelectrodes

O Hu, M Lu, M Cai, J Liu, X Qiu, CF Guo… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
As a natural “binder,” lignin fixes cellulose in plants to foster growth and longevity. However,
isolated lignin has a poor binding ability, which limits its biomedical applications. In this …

Genetically engineered polypeptide adhesive coacervates for surgical applications

J Sun, L Xiao, B Li, K Zhao, Z Wang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Adhesive hydrogels have been developed for wound healing applications. However, their
adhesive performance is impaired dramatically due to their high swelling on wet tissues. To …

Rationally designed modular drug delivery platform based on intracellular peptide self‐assembly

HW An, M Mamuti, X Wang, H Yao, MD Wang… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Modulated molecular design‐based intracellular self‐assembly strategy has showed great
potentiality in drug delivery, due to its assembling nature‐resulted optimized drug …

Bi-terminal fusion of intrinsically-disordered mussel foot protein fragments boosts mechanical strength for protein fibers

J Li, B Jiang, X Chang, H Yu, Y Han, F Zhang - Nature communications, 2023 - nature.com
Microbially-synthesized protein-based materials are attractive replacements for petroleum-
derived synthetic polymers. However, the high molecular weight, high repetitiveness, and …

Molecular crowding: the history and development of a scientific paradigm

C Alfano, Y Fichou, K Huber, M Weiss, E Spruijt… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
It is now generally accepted that macromolecules do not act in isolation but “live” in a
crowded environment, that is, an environment populated by numerous different molecules …

[HTML][HTML] Surface modifications of scaffolds for bone regeneration

R Teimouri, K Abnous, SM Taghdisi… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
An important strategy in bone tissue engineering is to design and implement biomaterials for
the construction of desired scaffolds for the treatment of injuries or fractures. The scaffolds …

Liquid–liquid phase separation of the green mussel adhesive protein Pvfp‐5 is regulated by the post‐translated dopa amino acid

K Deepankumar, Q Guo, H Mohanram, J Lim… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The underwater adhesive prowess of aquatic mussels has been largely attributed to the
abundant post‐translationally modified amino acid l‐3, 4‐dihydroxyphenylalanine (Dopa) in …