title: Formation of ceramophilic chitin and biohybrid materials enabled by a genetically engineered bifunctional protein.
abstract: A bifunctional protein composed of a highly negatively charged oyster shell protein and a chitin-binding domain enabled the formation of biohybrid materials through non-covalent surface modification of chitin nanofibres. The results demonstrate that specific biomolecular interactions offer a route for the formation of biosynthetic materials.
authors.affiliation: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, PO Box 1000, 02044 VTT, Finland. geza.szilvay@vtt.fi.
authors.forename: Jani-Markus
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Malho
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Heinonen
authors.forename: Inkeri
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kontro
authors.forename: Ngesa E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Mushi
authors.forename: Ritva
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Serimaa
authors.forename: Hans-Peter
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Hentze
authors.forename: Markus B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Linder
authors.forename: Géza R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Szilvay
mesh_terms: D002516:Ceramics; D002686:Chitin / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D015202:Protein Engineering; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D002686:Chitin