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Squid-Inspired Tandem Repeat Proteins: Functional Fibers and Films
Production of repetitive polypeptides that comprise one or more tandem copies of a single unit with distinct amorphous and ordered regions have been an interest for the last couple of decades. Their molecular structure provides a rich architecture that can micro-phase-separate to form periodic nanos...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6393770/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30847338 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2019.00069 |
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author | Pena-Francesch, Abdon Demirel, Melik C. |
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description | Production of repetitive polypeptides that comprise one or more tandem copies of a single unit with distinct amorphous and ordered regions have been an interest for the last couple of decades. Their molecular structure provides a rich architecture that can micro-phase-separate to form periodic nanostructures (e.g., lamellar and cylindrical repeating phases) with enhanced physicochemical properties via directed or natural evolution that often exceed those of conventional synthetic polymers. Here, we review programmable design, structure, and properties of functional fibers and films from squid-inspired tandem repeat proteins, with applications in soft photonics and advanced textiles among others. |
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spelling | pubmed-63937702019-03-07 Squid-Inspired Tandem Repeat Proteins: Functional Fibers and Films Pena-Francesch, Abdon Demirel, Melik C. Front Chem Chemistry Production of repetitive polypeptides that comprise one or more tandem copies of a single unit with distinct amorphous and ordered regions have been an interest for the last couple of decades. Their molecular structure provides a rich architecture that can micro-phase-separate to form periodic nanostructures (e.g., lamellar and cylindrical repeating phases) with enhanced physicochemical properties via directed or natural evolution that often exceed those of conventional synthetic polymers. Here, we review programmable design, structure, and properties of functional fibers and films from squid-inspired tandem repeat proteins, with applications in soft photonics and advanced textiles among others. Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-02-21 /pmc/articles/PMC6393770/ /pubmed/30847338 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2019.00069 Text en Copyright © 2019 Pena-Francesch and Demirel. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Chemistry Pena-Francesch, Abdon Demirel, Melik C. Squid-Inspired Tandem Repeat Proteins: Functional Fibers and Films |
title | Squid-Inspired Tandem Repeat Proteins: Functional Fibers and Films |
title_full | Squid-Inspired Tandem Repeat Proteins: Functional Fibers and Films |
title_fullStr | Squid-Inspired Tandem Repeat Proteins: Functional Fibers and Films |
title_full_unstemmed | Squid-Inspired Tandem Repeat Proteins: Functional Fibers and Films |
title_short | Squid-Inspired Tandem Repeat Proteins: Functional Fibers and Films |
title_sort | squid-inspired tandem repeat proteins: functional fibers and films |
topic | Chemistry |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6393770/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30847338 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2019.00069 |
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