| Literature DB >> 23997990 |
Abstract
Resilin, an insect structural protein, exhibits rubber-like elasticity characterized by low stiffness, high extensibility, efficient energy storage, and exceptional resilience and fatigue lifetime. The outstanding mechanical properties of natural resilin have motivated recent research in the engineering of resilin-like polypeptide-based biomaterials, with a wide range of applications including use as bio-rubbers, nanosprings, elements in biosensors, and tissue engineering scaffolds.Entities:
Year: 2013 PMID: 23997990 PMCID: PMC3755776 DOI: 10.1021/mz4002194
Source DB: PubMed Journal: ACS Macro Lett Impact factor: 6.903