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Publikováno v:
npj Materials Sustainability, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024)
Abstract Biological polymers, such as polysaccharides and polypeptides, offer renewable and biodegradable solutions for a more sustainable future. These polymers comprise natural building blocks, such as amino acids and glycans, which ensure their tr
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Publikováno v:
iScience, Vol 26, Iss 12, Pp 108300- (2023)
Summary: Cephalopods are remarkable creatures, captivating scientists with their advanced neurophysiology, complex behavior, and miraculously effective camouflage. Research into cephalopods has led to many discoveries in neuroscience, cell biology, a
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https://doaj.org/article/26d82c4b617c4126ad94d44f1c45a99c
Autor:
Abdon Pena-Francesch, Melik C. Demirel
Publikováno v:
Frontiers in Chemistry, Vol 7 (2019)
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 th
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https://doaj.org/article/67ae3f672cb245b492a421b46fc6f68d
Autor:
Ashley N. Leberfinger, MD, Monika Hospodiuk, MS, Abdon Pena-Francesch, PhD, Bugra Ayan, MS, Veli Ozbolat, PhD, Srinivas V. Koduru, PhD, Ibrahim T. Ozbolat, PhD, Melik C. Demirel, PhD, Dino J. Ravnic, DO, MPH
Publikováno v:
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, Vol 6, Iss 8, p e1881 (2018)
Background:. Hernia repair is a common surgical procedure with polypropylene (PP) mesh being the standard material for correction because of its durability. However, complications such as seroma and pain are common, and repair failures still approach
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https://doaj.org/article/7f12840f68b84d75863a721a5d7af429
Autor:
Abdon Pena-Francesch, Natalia E. Domeradzka, Huihun Jung, Benjamin Barbu, Mert Vural, Yusuke Kikuchi, Benjamin D. Allen, Melik C. Demirel
Publikováno v:
APL Materials, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 010701-010701-12 (2018)
Cephalopods have evolved many interesting features that can serve as inspiration. Repetitive squid ring teeth (SRT) proteins from cephalopods exhibit properties such as strength, self-healing, and biocompatibility. These proteins have been engineered
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Publikováno v:
Biomacromolecules. 23:3165-3173
Stimuli-responsive structural proteins are emerging as promising biocompatible materials for a wide range of biological and nonbiological applications. To understand the physical properties of structural proteins and to replicate their performance in
Autor:
Mert Vural, Tarek Mazeed, Dong Li, Oguzhan Colak, Reginald F. Hamilton, Huajian Gao, Melik C. Demirel
Publikováno v:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 119(31)
Protein based composites, such as nacre and bone, show astounding evolutionary capabilities, including tunable physical properties. Inspired by natural composites, we studied assembly of atomistically thin inorganic sheets with genetically engineered
Publikováno v:
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 125:2134-2145
A major challenge in developing biomimetic, high-performance, and sustainable products is the accurate replication of the biological materials' striking properties, such as high strength, self-repair, and stimuli-responsiveness. The rationalization o
Autor:
Melik C. Demirel, Benjamin D. Allen, Huihun Jung, Mert Vural, Abdon Pena-Francesch, Haoyue Zhu
Publikováno v:
ACS Nano. 14:6956-6967
Hierarchical organization plays an important role in the stunning physical properties of natural and synthetic composites. Limits on the physical properties of such composites are generally defined by percolation theory and can be systematically alte
Publikováno v:
ACS Applied Bio Materials. 3:2507-2515
Composites of conducting polymers offer a broad spectrum of materials for interfacing electronic devices with biological systems. Particularly, material systems based on poly(styrenesulfonate) doped poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT:PSS) have f