title: Protein- and peptide-modified synthetic polymeric biomaterials.
abstract: This review presents an overview on bio-hybrid approaches of integrating the structural and functional features of proteins and peptides with synthetic polymers and the resulting unique properties in such hybrids, with a focus on bioresponsive/bioactive systems with biomaterials applications. The review is divided in two broad sections. First, we describe several examples of bio-hybrids produced by combining versatile synthetic polymers with proteins/enzymes and drugs that have resulted in (1) hybrid materials based on responsive polymers, (2) responsive hydrogels based on enzyme-catalyzed reactions, protein-protein interactions and protein-drug sensing, and (3) dynamic hydrogels based on conformational changes of a protein. Next, we present hybrids produced by combining synthetic polymers with peptides, classified based on the properties of the peptide domain: (1) peptides with different conformations, such as alpha-helical, coiled-coil, and beta-sheet; (2) peptides derived from structural protein domains such as silk, elastin, titin, and collagen; and (3) peptides with other biofunctional properties such as cell-binding domains and enzyme-recognized degradation domains.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA.
authors.forename: Ohm D
authors.initials: OD
authors.lastname: Krishna
authors.forename: Kristi L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Kiick
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D020100:Hydrogels / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D020100:Hydrogels; D010455:Peptides; D011108:Polymers; D011506:Proteins