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9780817638481

Protein-Based Materials

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  • ISBN13:

    9780817638481

  • ISBN10:

    0817638482

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1996-12-01
  • Publisher: Birkhauser

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Summary

Presents the chemical and biological approaches to protein-based materials. Introduces key classes of protein materials - silks, protein composites, and elastomeric and adhesive proteins. Covers crystal phase formation, the spinning of protein fibers and more. DLC: Proteins - Mechanical properties.

Table of Contents

Foreword vii(2)
Series Preface ix(4)
Introduction xiii(6)
Kevin P. McGrath
David L. Kaplan
List of Contributors xix
SECTION I: PRODUCTION OF PROTEIN-BASED MATERIALS 3(100)
1. Chemical Synthesis of Peptides and Polypeptides
3(34)
Dean Sadat-Aalaee
2. Biosynthesis of Protein Polymers
37(24)
Franco A. Ferrari
Joseph Cappello
3. Artificial Proteins: De Novo Design, Synthesis, and Solid-State Properties
61(42)
Jane G.Tirrell
David A.Tirrell
Maurille J. Fournier
Thomas L. Mason
SECTION II: USEFUL CLASSES OF PROTEIN-BASED MATERIALS 103(148)
4. Silk
103(30)
David L. Kaplan
Charlene M. Mello
Steve Arcidiacono
Steve Fossey
Kris Senecal
Wayne Muller
5. Protein-Based Materials with a Profound Range of Properties and Applications: The Elastin Tt Hydrophobic Paradigm
133(46)
D.W. Urry
C.-H. Luan
Cynthia M. Harris
Timothy M. Parker
6. Protein Composite Materials
179(38)
Paul Calvert
7. Marine Adhesives: From Molecular Dissection to Application
217(34)
Steven W. Taylor
Herbert Waite
SECTION III: PROCESSING ISSUES IN PROTEIN-BASED MATERIALS 251(174)
8. Self-Assembling Protein Systems: A Model for Materials Science
251(30)
Kevin P. McGrath
Michelle M. Butler
9. Liquid Crystalline Behavior of Proteins
281(32)
Christopher Viney
10. The Spinning of Silklike Protein Into Fibers
313(26)
Samuel M. Hudson
11. Processing and Characterization of Protein Polymers
339(32)
David C. Martin
Tao Jiang
Christopher J. Buchko
12. Characterization of Silk like Proteins and Processing for Biomedical Applications
371(54)
J. Philip Anderson
Index 425

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