Modular Design in Natural and Biomimetic Soft Materials

New Nanofabrication Strategies: Inspired by Biomineralization

(2011) Joanna Aizenberg   MRS BULLETIN

Nanoscale Flexibility Parameters of Alzheimer Amyloid Fibrils Determined by Electron Cryo-Microscopy

(2010) Carsten Sachse et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Integration of a Fluorescent Molecular Biosensor into Self-Assembled Protein Nanowires: A Large Sensitivity Enhancement

(2010) Yan Leng et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Photocontrol of Coiled-Coil Proteins in Living Cells

(2010) Fuzhong Zhang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

The Molecular Mechanism of Spider-Silk Formation

(2010) Robert Silvers et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Peptide-Based Methods for the Preparation of Nanostructured Inorganic Materials

(2010) Chun-Long Chen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Effect of the Diacetylene Position on the Chromatic Properties of Polydiacetylenes from Self-Assembled Peptide Amphiphiles

(2010) Maaike van den Heuvel et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

A modular approach towards functional decoration of peptide–polymer nanotapes

(2010) Andreas Verch et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Stimulus responsive peptide based materials

(2010) Dennis W. P. M. Löwik et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Artificial photosynthesis: biomimetic approaches to solar energy conversion and storage

(2010) K Kalyanasundaram et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Selective Assembly of a High Stability AAB Collagen Heterotrimer

(2010) Lesley E. Russell et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

ContiguousO-Galactosylation of 4(R)-Hydroxy-l-proline Residues Forms Very Stable Polyproline II Helices

(2010) Neil W. Owens et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A Synthetic Coiled-Coil Interactome Provides Heterospecific Modules for Molecular Engineering

(2010) Aaron W. Reinke et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Bioinspired Modular Synthesis of Elastin-Mimic Polymers To Probe the Mechanism of Elastin Elasticity

(2010) Yulin Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Elucidation of the Self-Assembly Pathway of Lanreotide Octapeptide into β-Sheet Nanotubes: Role of Two Stable Intermediates

(2010) Emilie Pouget et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Ester to Amide Switch Peptides Provide a Simple Method for Preparing Monomeric Islet Amyloid Polypeptide under Physiologically Relevant Conditions and Facilitate Investigations of Amyloid Formation

(2010) Ping Cao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A Reductive Trigger for Peptide Self-Assembly and Hydrogelation

(2010) Charles J. Bowerman et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Tuning Supramolecular Rigidity of Peptide Fibers through Molecular Structure

(2010) E. Thomas Pashuck et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Characterization of the Adhesive Plaque of the BarnacleBalanus amphitrite: Amyloid-Like Nanofibrils Are a Major Component

(2010) Daniel E. Barlow et al.   LANGMUIR

Biomimetic materials in tissue engineering

(2010) Jennifer Patterson et al.   Materials Today

Designed biomaterials to mimic the mechanical properties of muscles

(2010) Shanshan Lv et al.   NATURE

Self-assembly of spider silk proteins is controlled by a pH-sensitive relay

(2010) Glareh Askarieh et al.   NATURE

A conserved spider silk domain acts as a molecular switch that controls fibre assembly

(2010) Franz Hagn et al.   NATURE

Nanoconfinement controls stiffness, strength and mechanical toughness of β-sheet crystals in silk

(2010) Sinan Keten et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Nanostructured films from hierarchical self-assembly of amyloidogenic proteins

(2010) Tuomas P. J. Knowles et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Computational and single-molecule force studies of a macro domain protein reveal a key molecular determinant for mechanical stability

(2010) D. L. Guzman et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Identifying the amylome, proteins capable of forming amyloid-like fibrils

(2010) Lukasz Goldschmidt et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The crystal structure of the designed trimeric coiled coil coil-VaLd: Implications for engineering crystals and supramolecular assemblies

(2010) Nancy L. Ogihara et al.   PROTEIN SCIENCE

Creation of a Bacterial Cell Controlled by a Chemically Synthesized Genome

(2010) D. G. Gibson et al.   SCIENCE

New Opportunities for an Ancient Material

(2010) F. G. Omenetto et al.   SCIENCE

Oligothiophene Versusβ-Sheet Peptide: Synthesis and Self-Assembly of an Organic Semiconductor-Peptide Hybrid

(2009) Eva-Kathrin Schillinger et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Silk as a Biomimetic Ideal for Structural Polymers

(2009) David Porter et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Biological and Biomimetic Materials

(2009) Joanna Aizenberg et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Tunable, Temperature-Responsive Polynorbornenes with Side Chains Based on an Elastin Peptide Sequence

(2009) Rosemary M. Conrad et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

The Canonical Helix of Urea Oligomers at Atomic Resolution: Insights Into Folding-Induced Axial Organization

(2009) Lucile Fischer et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A Metal-Collagen Peptide Framework for Three-Dimensional Cell Culture

(2009) Marcos M. Pires et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Cycloaddition-Promoted Self-Assembly of a Polymer into Well-Defined β Sheets and Hierarchical Nanofibrils

(2009) Ting-Bin Yu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Biotransformation on Polymer-Peptide Conjugates: A Versatile Tool to Trigger Microstructure Formation

(2009) Hans Kühnle et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Spider Silk: From Soluble Protein to Extraordinary Fiber

(2009) Markus Heim et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Microscale structural model of Alzheimer Aβ(1–40) amyloid fibril

(2009) Raffaella Paparcone et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Engineering responsive mechanisms to control the assembly of peptide-based nanostructures

(2009) Steven Dublin et al.   BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS

Silk-inspired polymers and proteins

(2009) John G. Hardy et al.   BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS

Self-Assembly of Multidomain Peptides: Sequence Variation Allows Control over Cross-Linking and Viscoelasticity

(2009) Lorenzo Aulisa et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Solution Structure of an ABC Collagen Heterotrimer Reveals a Single-register Helix Stabilized by Electrostatic Interactions

(2009) Jorge A. Fallas et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

A Biomimetic Modular Polymer with Tough and Adaptive Properties

(2009) Aaron M. Kushner et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Self-assembly of Collagen Peptides into Microflorettes via Metal Coordination

(2009) Marcos M. Pires et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Functional Amyloids Used by Organisms: A Lesson in Controlling Assembly

(2009) Andrew M. Smith et al.   MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Biomimetic Principles in Polymer and Material Science

(2009) Markus Antonietti et al.   MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Synthesis and Characterization of Elastin−Mimetic Hybrid Polymers with Multiblock, Alternating Molecular Architecture and Elastomeric Properties

(2009) Sarah E. Grieshaber et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Nanomechanical properties of vimentin intermediate filament dimers

(2009) Zhao Qin et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Alpha-helical protein domains unify strength and robustness through hierarchical nanostructures

(2009) Theodor Ackbarow et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Design of protein-interaction specificity gives selective bZIP-binding peptides

(2009) Gevorg Grigoryan et al.   NATURE

Designing artificial enzymes by intuition and computation

(2009) Vikas Nanda et al.   Nature Chemistry

Non-entropic and reversible long-range deformation of an encapsulating bioelastomer

(2009) Ali Miserez et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Deformation and failure of protein materials in physiologically extreme conditions and disease

(2009) Markus J. Buehler et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Mimicking biopolymers on a molecular scale: nano(bio)technology based on engineered proteins

(2009) I. Grunwald et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES

Biomimetics: lessons from nature-an overview

(2009) B. Bhushan   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES

Alpha-Helical Protein Networks Are Self-Protective and Flaw-Tolerant

(2009) Theodor Ackbarow et al.   PLoS One

Fibronectin forms the most extensible biological fibers displaying switchable force-exposed cryptic binding sites

(2009) E. Klotzsch et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Molecular basis for insulin fibril assembly

(2009) Magdalena I. Ivanova et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Strategies exploiting functions and self-assembly properties of bioconjugates for polymer and materials sciences

(2009) Hans G. Börner   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

MATERIALS SCIENCE: Beyond Biomineralization

(2009) W. Kunz et al.   SCIENCE

Multiscale Mechanics of Fibrin Polymer: Gel Stretching with Protein Unfolding and Loss of Water

(2009) A. E. X. Brown et al.   SCIENCE

An Acidic Matrix Protein, Pif, Is a Key Macromolecule for Nacre Formation

(2009) M. Suzuki et al.   SCIENCE

3D microstructuring of smart bioactive hydrogels based on recombinant elastin-like polymers

(2009) Laura Martín et al.   Soft Matter

‘Mechanical Engineering’ of Elastomeric Proteins: Toward Designing New Protein Building Blocks for Biomaterials

(2008) Hongbin Li   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Molecular Level Control over Hierarchical Structure Formation and Polymerization of Oligopeptide-Polymer Conjugates

(2008) E. Jahnke et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Fabrication of Elastin-Like Polypeptide Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery by Electrospraying

(2008) Yiquan Wu et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Modulating the mechanical properties of self-assembled peptide hydrogels via native chemical ligation

(2008) Jangwook P. Jung et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Elastin-mimetic protein polymers capable of physical and chemical crosslinking

(2008) Rory E. Sallach et al.   BIOMATERIALS

Collagen fibrillogenesis in tendon development: Current models and regulation of fibril assembly

(2008) Charles C. Banos et al.   BIRTH DEFECTS RESEARCH PART C-EMBRYO TODAY-REVIEWS

Engineering tandem modular protein based reversible hydrogels

(2008) Yi Cao et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Fine-tuning the transition temperature of a stimuli-responsive polymer by a simple blending procedure

(2008) Francisco Fernández-Trillo et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Biomimetic Model Systems for Investigating the Amorphous Precursor Pathway and Its Role in Biomineralization

(2008) Laurie B. Gower   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Biomimetic Systems for Hydroxyapatite Mineralization Inspired By Bone and Enamel

(2008) Liam C. Palmer et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Biomineralization: Elemental and Organic Influence in Carbonate Systems

(2008) M. Cusack et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Bio-directed synthesis and assembly of nanomaterials

(2008) Wendy J. Crookes-Goodson et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Large deformation and fracture mechanics of a beta-helical protein nanotube: Atomistic and continuum modeling

(2008) Sinan Keten et al.   COMPUTER METHODS IN APPLIED MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING

Artificial β-sheets: chemical models of β-sheets

(2008) Omid Khakshoor et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CHEMICAL BIOLOGY

Structural specificity in coiled-coil interactions

(2008) G GRIGORYAN et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Development and characterisation of novel cross-linked bio-elastomeric materials

(2008) Elizabeth M. Srokowski et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE-POLYMER EDITION

Self-Assembly of α-Helical Coiled Coil Nanofibers

(2008) He Dong et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Orthogonal Recognition in Dimeric Coiled Coils via Buried Polar-Group Modulation

(2008) Maria L. Diss et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Metal-Triggered Radial Self-Assembly of Collagen Peptide Fibers

(2008) David E. Przybyla et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthetic Collagen Heterotrimers: Structural Mimics of Wild-Type and Mutant Collagen Type I

(2008) Varun Gauba et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Hydration and Conformational Mechanics of Single, End-Tethered Elastin-like Polypeptides

(2008) Alexei Valiaev et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Quadruple Helix Formation of a Photoresponsive Peptide Amphiphile and Its Light-Triggered Dissociation into Single Fibers

(2008) Takahiro Muraoka et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Designed α-Helical Tectons for Constructing Multicomponent Synthetic Biological Systems

(2008) Elizabeth H. C. Bromley et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A Water-Borne Adhesive Modeled after the Sandcastle Glue ofP. californica

(2008) Hui Shao et al.   MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE

Peptide-based biopolymers in biomedicine and biotechnology

(2008) Dominic Chow et al.   MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING R-REPORTS

Geometric Confinement Governs the Rupture Strength of H-bond Assemblies at a Critical Length Scale

(2008) Sinan Keten et al.   NANO LETTERS

Strength limit of entropic elasticity in beta-sheet protein domains

(2008) Sinan Keten et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Using steered molecular dynamics simulations and single-molecule force spectroscopy to guide the rational design of biomimetic modular polymeric materials

(2008) Dora L. Guzmán et al.   POLYMER

Single molecule force spectroscopy reveals engineered metal chelation is a general approach to enhance mechanical stability of proteins

(2008) Y. Cao et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Thrombogenic collagen-mimetic peptides: Self-assembly of triple helix-based fibrils driven by hydrophobic interactions

(2008) M. A. Cejas et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Assembly mechanism of recombinant spider silk proteins

(2008) S. Rammensee et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

In Situ Cross-Linking of Elastin-like Polypeptide Block Copolymers for Tissue Repair

(2007) Dong Woo Lim et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Design of a Selective Metal Ion Switch for Self-Assembly of Peptide-Based Fibrils

(2007) Steven N. Dublin et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY