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  1. 16. Investigating mucin interactions with diverse surfaces for biomedical applications

    Författare :Georgia Petrou; Thomas Crouzier; Anette Larsson; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; mucus; mucin; protein adsorption; biomaterials; lubrication; mucoadhesion; 4RepCT; Bioteknologi; Biotechnology;

    Sammanfattning : Mucous membranes are covered with mucus, a viscoelastic hydrogel that plays an essential role in their protection from shear and pathogens. The viscoelasticity of mucus is owing to mucins, a group of densely glycosylated proteins. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Molecular mechanisms of amyloid self-regulation

    Författare :Michael Landreh; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Amyloid is associated with both pathological protein deposits and the formation of functional protein structures. Therefore, several strategies have evolved to control the formation or inhibition of amyloid in vivo. LÄS MER

  4. 18. 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. 19. Cellular models of human brain disorders from skin to brain

    Författare :Mansoureh Shahsavani; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Studying human brain development and disorders is very challenging. In the absence of comparable model organisms, human-related models, and limitations to obtain live cells from the human brain, induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC) technology, in particular, provided a unique tool to study the disease mechanisms and investigate potential treatments. LÄS MER

  7. 20. A star is born : development of NT* as a new biotechnological tool based on the mechanism of pH dependent dimerization of the spidroin N-terminal domain

    Författare :Médoune Sarr; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Proteins are widely used in research and in the pharmaceutical industry but the production of recombinant protein can be tedious, costly and time-consuming due to unwanted aggregation. Strategies to circumvent aggregation, e.g. the use of solubility tags, must be evaluated experimentally and successful results are not always obtained. LÄS MER