Collagen Pentablock Copolymers Form Smectic Liquid Crystals as Precursors for Mussel Byssus Fabrication

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Hierarchically-structured metalloprotein composite coatings biofabricated from co-existing condensed liquid phases

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Compartmentalized processing of catechols during mussel byssus fabrication determines the destiny of DOPA

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Phase-dependent redox insulation in mussel adhesion

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Fiber Formation from Liquid Crystalline Collagen Vesicles Isolated from Mussels

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Hydrogel microparticles for biomedical applications

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Metal-Tunable Self-Assembly of Hierarchical Structure in Mussel-Inspired Peptide Films

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Confinement-induced liquid crystalline transitions in amyloid fibril cholesteric tactoids

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A translation of the structure of mussel byssal threads into synthetic materials by the utilization of histidine-rich block copolymers

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Environmentally Controlled Curvature of Single Collagen Proteins

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Mussel Byssus Structure-Function and Fabrication as Inspiration for Biotechnological Production of Advanced Materials

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Liquid crystalline filamentous biological colloids: Analogies and differences

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Exploring mussel byssus fabrication with peptide-polymer hybrids: Role of pH and metal coordination in self-assembly and mechanics of histidine-rich domains

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Intertidal exposure favors the soft-studded armor of adaptive mussel coatings

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Mussel adhesion – essential footwork

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Rapid self-assembly of complex biomolecular architectures during mussel byssus biofabrication

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Cooperative behavior of a sacrificial bond network and elastic framework in providing self-healing capacity in mussel byssal threads

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Supramolecular biomaterials

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Colloidal cholesteric liquid crystal in spherical confinement

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pH-Responsive Self-Organization of Metal-Binding Protein Motifs from Biomolecular Junctions in Mussel Byssus

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From precision polymers to complex materials and systems

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Role of Sacrificial Protein–Metal Bond Exchange in Mussel Byssal Thread Self-Healing

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Mussel-inspired hydrogels for biomedical and environmental applications

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Metal-Mediated Molecular Self-Healing in Histidine-Rich Mussel Peptides

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Perspectives in Chemistry-Steps towards Complex Matter

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Self-Repair of a Biological Fiber Guided by an Ordered Elastic Framework

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Mussel-Inspired Histidine-Based Transient Network Metal Coordination Hydrogels

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Hierarchical Porous Polymer Scaffolds from Block Copolymers

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Mussel-Inspired Adhesives and Coatings

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Mussel collagen molecules with silk-like domains as load-bearing elements in distal byssal threads

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Collagen insulated from tensile damage by domains that unfold reversibly: In situ X-ray investigation of mechanical yield and damage repair in the mussel byssus

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pH-Dependent Locking of Giant Mesogens in Fibers Drawn from Mussel Byssal Collagens

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