| Autor: |
Choi, Jongsoo, Ryu, Moon-Chul, Kim, Jae Jung, Choi, Soo-Hyung, Won, Jong-In |
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Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering; Aug2023, Vol. 40 Issue 8, p1954-1962, 9p |
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Thermoresponsive protein-based hydrogels have been widely used due to their high potential in biomedical fields. Elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs) are one of the proteins that show lower critical solution temperature (LCST) behavior, resulting in self-assembly above critical micellular temperature (CMT). Here, we utilized ABC-type blocky ELPs to form hydrogels by introducing cross-linking sites, resulting in good mechanical properties. The hydrogels showed temperature-dependent viscoelasticity due to their structure change. Also, the recovery process of ELP-based hydrogels after large deformation is significantly dependent on the types of cross-linking (i.e., ionic, covalent, or ionic-covalent hybrid). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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