Ultrathin Spider Silk Films: Insights into Spider Silk Assembly on Surfaces

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (12) ◽  
pp. 3366-3374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian B. Borkner ◽  
Sarah Lentz ◽  
Martin Müller ◽  
Andreas Fery ◽  
Thomas Scheibel
Keyword(s):  
Spider Silk ◽  
Silk Films

Structural characterization and functionalization of engineered spider silk films

Soft Matter ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (17) ◽  
pp. 4168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Spieß ◽  
Stefanie Wohlrab ◽  
Thomas Scheibel
Keyword(s):  
Structural Characterization ◽  
Spider Silk ◽  
Silk Films

scholarly journals Impact of initial solvent on thermal stability and mechanical properties of recombinant spider silk films

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (35) ◽  
pp. 13594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Spiess ◽  
Roxana Ene ◽  
Caroline D. Keenan ◽  
Jürgen Senker ◽  
Friedrich Kremer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Spider Silk ◽  
Silk Films

scholarly journals Mechanical and Physical Properties of Recombinant Spider Silk Films Using Organic and Aqueous Solvents

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 3158-3170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chauncey L. Tucker ◽  
Justin A. Jones ◽  
Heidi N. Bringhurst ◽  
Cameron G. Copeland ◽  
J. Bennett Addison ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Spider Silk ◽  
Mechanical And Physical Properties ◽  
Silk Films

Cross-plane thermal transport in micrometer-thick spider silk films

Polymer ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 55 (7) ◽  
pp. 1845-1853 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shen Xu ◽  
Zaoli Xu ◽  
James Starrett ◽  
Cheryl Hayashi ◽  
Xinwei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Transport ◽  
Spider Silk ◽  
Silk Films

Structure and Mechanical Properties of Spider Silk Films at the Air–Water Interface

Langmuir ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (25) ◽  
pp. 7931-7938 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Renault ◽  
Jean-François Rioux-Dubé ◽  
Thierry Lefèvre ◽  
Sylvie Beaufils ◽  
Véronique Vié ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Spider Silk ◽  
Water Interface ◽  
Air Water Interface ◽  
Silk Films

Water-based preparation of spider silk films as drug delivery matrices

2015 ◽  
Vol 213 ◽  
pp. 134-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisa Agostini ◽  
Gerhard Winter ◽  
Julia Engert
Keyword(s):  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Spider Silk ◽  
Water Based ◽  
Silk Films

Structural Analysis of Spider Silk Films

2006 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 465-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ute Slotta ◽  
Michael Tammer ◽  
Friedrich Kremer ◽  
Patrick Koelsch ◽  
Thomas Scheibel
Keyword(s):  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Spider Silk ◽  
Silk Films

Functional amyloid: widespread in Nature, diverse in purpose

2014 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
pp. 207-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi L.L. Pham ◽  
Ann H. Kwan ◽  
Margaret Sunde
Keyword(s):  
Spider Silk ◽  
Epigenetic Inheritance ◽  
Fibrillar Structure ◽  
Cytoplasmic Polyadenylation ◽  
Functional Amyloid ◽  
Interacting Protein ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Element Binding Protein ◽  
Functional Amyloids ◽  
Micro Organisms

Amyloids are insoluble fibrillar protein deposits with an underlying cross-β structure initially discovered in the context of human diseases. However, it is now clear that the same fibrillar structure is used by many organisms, from bacteria to humans, in order to achieve a diverse range of biological functions. These functions include structure and protection (e.g. curli and chorion proteins, and insect and spider silk proteins), aiding interface transitions and cell–cell recognition (e.g. chaplins, rodlins and hydrophobins), protein control and storage (e.g. Microcin E492, modulins and PMEL), and epigenetic inheritance and memory [e.g. Sup35, Ure2p, HET-s and CPEB (cytoplasmic polyadenylation element-binding protein)]. As more examples of functional amyloid come to light, the list of roles associated with functional amyloids has continued to expand. More recently, amyloids have also been implicated in signal transduction [e.g. RIP1/RIP3 (receptor-interacting protein)] and perhaps in host defence [e.g. aDrs (anionic dermaseptin) peptide]. The present chapter discusses in detail functional amyloids that are used in Nature by micro-organisms, non-mammalian animals and mammals, including the biological roles that they play, their molecular composition and how they assemble, as well as the coping strategies that organisms have evolved to avoid the potential toxicity of functional amyloid.

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