title: Interfacial rheological properties of recombinant spider-silk proteins.
abstract: Freestanding protein films are interesting for many applications ranging from microencapsulation to tissue engineering. Here, the authors use interfacial rheology to characterize the adsorption kinetics and the rheology of spider-silk films formed at an oil water interface. The high surface activity of the engineered spider-silk proteins results in a fast formation of highly stable films, which can be modified by the addition of phosphate ions to the solution.
authors.affiliation: E27 Lehrstuhl fur Biophysik, Technische Universitat Munchen, James Franck Strasse, 85748 Garching, Germany.
authors.forename: Cyrille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vézy
authors.forename: Kevin D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Hermanson
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Scheibel
authors.forename: Andreas R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Bausch