Recombinant elastomeric protein biopolymers: Progress and prospects

Polymer Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 444-451

  Tjin, Monica S ^a   Low, Pearlie ^a   Fong, Eileen ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; BIOPOLYMERS; BIOREMEDIATION; DESIGN; GENETIC ENGINEERING; POLYMERS;

ELASTOMERIC PROTEINS; ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; ENGINEERING PROCESS; GENETICALLY ENGINEERED PROTEIN;

RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 84905495240     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/pj.2014.65     Document Type: Review

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