From soft self-healing gels to stiff films in suckerin-based materials through modulation of crosslink density and β-sheet content
Suckerins are block-copolymer-like structural proteins constituting the building blocks of the strong squid sucker-ring teeth. Here, recombinant suckerin-19 is processed into biomaterials spanning a wide range of elasticity, from very soft hydrogels to stiff films with elastic modulus in the gigapas...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2015
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/98566 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/38596 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Suckerins are block-copolymer-like structural proteins constituting the building blocks of the strong squid sucker-ring teeth. Here, recombinant suckerin-19 is processed into biomaterials spanning a wide range of elasticity, from very soft hydrogels to stiff films with elastic modulus in the gigapascal range. The elasticity is controlled by the interplay between the β-sheet content and induced di-tyrosine crosslinking. |
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