Engineered elastomeric proteins with dual elasticity can be controlled by a molecular regulator

Nature Nanotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 512-516

  Cao, Yi ^a   Li, Hongbin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SELF ASSEMBLY; SHOCK ABSORBERS; TISSUE;

BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; CONFIGURATIONAL ENTROPY; ELASTIC BEHAVIOUR; ELASTOMERIC PROTEINS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR; MECHANICALLY STABLE; MOLECULAR SPRINGS; PROTEIN ENGINEERING;

PROTEINS;

NANOMATERIAL;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ENTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

EID: 49449106310     PISSN: 17483387     EISSN: 17483395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2008.168     Document Type: Article

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