Rationally designed synthetic protein hydrogels with predictable mechanical properties

Mechanical properties of protein hydrogels are critical to mimic natural tissue but correlating bulk properties on the molecular level remains challenging. Here the authors show that the hierarchy of crosslinkers and load-bearing modules on a molecular level defines the mechanical properties of the...

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Main Authors: Junhua Wu, Pengfei Li, Chenling Dong, Heting Jiang, Bin Xue, Xiang Gao, Meng Qin, Wei Wang, Bin Chen, Yi Cao
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/7d73dd7caa7c46a58297a09fde39dee9
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Summary:Mechanical properties of protein hydrogels are critical to mimic natural tissue but correlating bulk properties on the molecular level remains challenging. Here the authors show that the hierarchy of crosslinkers and load-bearing modules on a molecular level defines the mechanical properties of the hydrogel.