Synthesis and characterization of elastin-mimetic protein gels derived from a well-defined polypeptide precursor

Macromolecules

Volumn 33, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 4809-4821

  McMillan, R Andrew ^a   Conticello, Vincent P ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLYPEPTIDES; PROTEINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUTIONS; SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TEMPERATURE;

CHEMICAL DERIVATIZATION; ELASTIN MIMETIC PROTEIN GELS; ELECTROPHILIC CROSS LINKER; MOLECULAR ARCHITECTURE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT EXPANSION;

GELS;

EID: 0034206072     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma9921091     Document Type: Article

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