Protein-Based Materials

By: Kevin P. McGrath (Editor), David Kaplan (Editor)

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Hardcover | 1 December 1997

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Nature learned long ago how useful proteins are as a diverse set of building blocks to make materials with very diverse properties. Spider webs, egg whites, hair follicles, and skeletal muscles are all largely protein. This book provides a glimpse into both nature's strategies for the design and produc tion of protein-based materials, and how scientists have been able to go beyond the constraints of natural materials to produce synthetic analogs with potentially wider ranges of properties. The work presented is very much the beginning of the story. Only recently has there been much progress in obtaining a molecular understanding of some of nature's com plex materials, and the mimicry or replacement of these by synthetic or genetically engineered variants is a field still in its infancy. Yet this book will serve as a useful introduction for those wishing to get started in what is sure to be an active and productive field throughout the 21st century. The authors represent a wide range of interests and expertise, and the topics chosen are comprehensive. Charles R. Cantor Center for Advanced Biotechnology Boston University Series Preface The properties of materials depend on the nature of the macromolecules, small molecules and inorganic components and the interfaces and interac tions between them. Polymer chemistry and physics, and inorganic phase structure and density are major factors that influence the performance of materials.

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Non-Fiction Medicine Nursing & Ancillary Services Biomedical Engineering Science Chemistry Organic Chemistry Biology, Life Sciences Biochemistry Proteins Engineering & Technology Biochemical Engineering

Biotechnology Mechanical Engineering & Materials Materials Science Industrial Chemistry & Manufacturing Technologies Industrial Chemistry Food & Beverage Technology Life Sciences in General

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Foreword
Series Preface
Introduction
List of Contributors
Chemical Synthesis of Peptides and Polypeptides	p. 3
Biosynthesis of Protein Polymers	p. 37
Artificial Proteins: De Novo Design, Synthesis, and Solid-State Properties	p. 61
Silk	p. 103
Protein-Based Materials with a Profound Range of Properties and Applications: The Elastin [actual symbol not reproducible] Hydrophobic Paradigm	p. 133
Protein Composite Materials	p. 179
Marine Adhesives: From Molecular Dissection to Application	p. 217
Self-Assembling Protein Systems: A Model for Materials Science	p. 251
Liquid Crystalline Behavior of Proteins	p. 281
The Spinning of Silklike Protein Into Fibers	p. 313
Processing and Characterization of Protein Polymers	p. 339
Characterization of Silk like Proteins and Processing for Biomedical Applications	p. 371
Index	p. 425
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