title: New materials from proteins and peptides.
abstract: In this review we highlight recent accomplishments in the design of materials from proteins and peptides. Examples include hydrogels made from aggregating designed β-hairpin peptides, whose physical properties respond to small changes in the amino acid composition of the peptide; materials that combine different segments of natural elastomeric proteins - such as elastin, resilin, silk fibroin whose bulk properties are dictated in unanticipated ways by their composition; and hydrogels formed by strings or arrays of protein modules, which are cross-linked by multivalent versions of their peptide ligands, and which may exhibit exquisite stimuli-responsive behavior. The suitability of the unique properties of such new materials for practical applications is also considered.
authors: Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24060, USA.
authors: Tijana Z
authors: TZ
authors: Grove
authors: Lynne
authors: L
authors: Regan
mesh_terms: D020724:Elastomers / Q000737:chemistry; D020100:Hydrogels / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D015202:Protein Engineering; D017510:Protein Folding; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D020724:Elastomers; D020100:Hydrogels; D010455:Peptides; D011506:Proteins