Recombinant expression and purification of squid suckerin-spider silk fusion proteins for formation of thermosensitive hydrogel and biomimetic production of silk fibers

• Main Author: Koh, Kenrick Yee Hong
• Other Authors: Ali Gilles Tchenguise Miserez
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/73767
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The suckerin from giant squid Dosidicus gigas and the spider silk are both protein-based biomaterials with remarkable mechanical properties, and thus they have great potential for the engineering of new biomimetic materials, such as fibers and thermosensitive hydrogels for biomedical applications. H...