Protein engineering in the development of functional hydrogels

Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue , 2010, Pages 167-186

  Banta, Scott ^a   Wheeldon, Ian R ^a,b   Blenner, Mark ^a,c  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

biomedical hydrogels; calmodulin; elastin like peptides; leucine zippers; smart materials; stimulus responsive

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL HYDROGELS; ELASTIN-LIKE PEPTIDES; LEUCINE ZIPPERS; SMART MATERIALS; STIMULUS RESPONSIVE;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CALMODULIN; FASTENERS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GLYCOPROTEINS; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; PEPTIDES; POLYPEPTIDES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

HYDROGELS;

BIOMATERIAL; CALMODULIN; ELASTIN; LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; HYDROGEL; PEPTIDE;

CALCIUM BINDING; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; HYDROGEL; HYDROPHOBICITY; IONIC STRENGTH; LIGAND BINDING; OLIGOMERIZATION; PH; PHASE TRANSITION; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; OSMOLARITY; PROCEDURES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SYNTHESIS;

CALMODULIN; ELASTIN; HYDROGELS; LEUCINE ZIPPERS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 77955593348     PISSN: 15239829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-bioeng-070909-105334     Document Type: Review

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