Conferring biological activity to native spider silk: A biofunctionalized protein-based microfiber

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 83-95

  Wu, Hsuan Chen ^a   Quan, David N ^b   Tsao, Chen Yu ^c   Liu, Yi ^b   Terrell, Jessica L ^d   Luo, Xiaolong ^e   Yang, Jen Chang ^f   Payne, Gregory F ^b,c   Bentley, William E ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e Catholic University of America   (United States)

^f TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

biofabrication; biofunctionalization; microfluidics; spider silk

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODIES; BIOACTIVITY; BIOCHEMISTRY; ENZYMES; FIBERS; MICROFLUIDICS; PROTEINS; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

BACTERIAL CHEMOTAXIS; BIOFABRICATION; BIOFUNCTIONALIZATION; BIOLOGICAL COMPONENTS; BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING; MICROBIAL TRANSGLUTAMINASE; MICROFLUIDIC ENVIRONMENT; SPIDER SILKS;

SILK;

BIOMATERIAL; GLUTAMINE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN G; PROTEIN GLUTAMINE GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; SILK; SILK FIBROIN; SPIDER SILK; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIBODY; HYBRID PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMOTAXIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER CELL LINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROTECHNOLOGY; NEPHILA CLAVIPES; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTY; ANIMAL; CELL SEPARATION; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SPIDER; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SEPARATION; FEMALE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMANS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SILK; SPIDERS; TRANSGLUTAMINASES;

EID: 84997181492     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.26065     Document Type: Article

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