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- Title
A bio-engineering approach to generate bioinspired (spider) silk protein-based materials.
- Authors
Bargel, Hendrik; Scheibel, Thomas
- Abstract
Natural materials exhibit unique properties from the molecular to the macro scale. Utilizing biological engineering approaches, they can act as a blueprint for novel and sustainable solutions in material science and technology. This paper focuses on spider silks, exemplifying a high-performance biopolymeric fibrous material with exceptional mechanical properties, high biocompatibility, slow biodegradation, low immunogenicity, and, in some cases, microbe-repellent features. In-depth understanding of the molecular structure-function relationship has facilitated the development of engineered recombinant silk proteins. In combination with biomimetic processing, they can be used for technical as well as biomedical applications.
- Subjects
SPIDER silk; BIOLOGICALLY inspired computing; BIOMIMETICS; BIOENGINEERING; MECHANICAL behavior of materials; MATERIALS science; SPIDERS
- Publication
Automatisierungstechnik, 2024, Vol 72, Issue 7, p657
- ISSN
0178-2312
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/auto-2024-0020