Sökning: "amyloid-like fibers"

Hittade 4 avhandlingar innehållade orden amyloid-like fibers.

  1. 1. Integrative structural biology of protein fibers: Spider silk and beta-lactoglobulin nanofibrils

    Författare :Danilo Hirabae De Oliveira; My Hedhammar; Christofer Lendel; Martin Humenik; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Spider Silk; Spidroin; fiber protein structure; amyloid-like fibers; Beta-lactoglobulin; Spindel silke; Spidroin; fiberproteinstruktur; amyloidliknande fibrer; Betalaktoglobulin; Biotechnology; Bioteknologi;

    Sammanfattning : Proteins found in nature offer a vast range of exceptional materials, including high-performancebiopolymers such as spider silks and whey protein nanofibrils. Fibrous proteins possess immensepotential for developing novel materials suited for various applications, such as medicalbiomaterials or industrial products. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Mechanisms of native and artificial spinning of spider silk

    Författare :Marlene Andersson; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Spider silk is tougher than all other known natural and man-made fibers, and represents an environmentally friendly material that could potentially be used for many different purposes, ranging from biomaterials to construction materials. However, for large-scale production of silk, methods to produce artificial silk fibers must be developed. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Nanostructured Biopolymeric Materials : Hydrodynamic Assembly, Mechanical Properties and Bio-Functionalities

    Författare :Nitesh Mittal; Daniel Söderberg; Chinedum Osuji; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Teknisk mekanik; Engineering Mechanics;

    Sammanfattning : The need for high-end multifunctional materials from renewable resources has evolved given a rapidly increasing population and accompanying environmental concerns. Scalable assembly methods are and will be imperative in designing high-performance environmentally friendly materials, requiring new processes allowing control on all hierarchical levels. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Biomimetic spider silk and bioactive hydrogels formed by engineered recombinant spider silk proteins

    Författare :Tina Arndt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Spider silk is a unique material and its properties have fascinated material scientists, biologists and physicians for decades. Spider silk display one of the highest toughness found among fibers in nature, is used by spiders for web-spinning, prey-wrapping and cocoon building, while scientists have explored its biomaterials properties for multiple purposes. LÄS MER