Overview
- Editors:
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Kevin McGrath
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RD & E Center, U.S. Army Natick, Natick, USA
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David Kaplan
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Biotechnology Center Department of Chemical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, USA
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Production of Protein-Based Materials
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- Franco A. Ferrari, Joseph Cappello
Pages 37-60
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- Jane G. Tirrell, David A. Tirrell, Maurille J. Fournier, Thomas L. Mason
Pages 61-99
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Useful Classes of Protein-Based Materials
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Front Matter
Pages 101-101
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- David L. Kaplan, Charlene M. Mello, Steve Arcidiacono, Steve Fossey, Kris Senecal, Wayne Muller
Pages 103-131
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- D. W. Urry, C.-H. Luan, Cynthia M. Harris, Timothy M. Parker
Pages 133-177
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- Steven W. Taylor, J. Herbert Waite
Pages 217-248
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Processing Issues in Protein-Based Meterials
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Front Matter
Pages 249-249
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- Kevin P. McGrath, Michelle M. Butler
Pages 251-279
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- David C. Martin, Tao Jiang, Christopher J. Buchko
Pages 339-370
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Back Matter
Pages 425-429
About this book
Nature learned long ago how useful proteins are as a diverse set of building blocks to make materials with very diverse properties. Spider webs, egg whites, hair follicles, and skeletal muscles are all largely protein. This book provides a glimpse into both nature's strategies for the design and produc tion of protein-based materials, and how scientists have been able to go beyond the constraints of natural materials to produce synthetic analogs with potentially wider ranges of properties. The work presented is very much the beginning of the story. Only recently has there been much progress in obtaining a molecular understanding of some of nature's com plex materials, and the mimicry or replacement of these by synthetic or genetically engineered variants is a field still in its infancy. Yet this book will serve as a useful introduction for those wishing to get started in what is sure to be an active and productive field throughout the 21st century. The authors represent a wide range of interests and expertise, and the topics chosen are comprehensive. Charles R. Cantor Center for Advanced Biotechnology Boston University Series Preface The properties of materials depend on the nature of the macromolecules, small molecules and inorganic components and the interfaces and interac tions between them. Polymer chemistry and physics, and inorganic phase structure and density are major factors that influence the performance of materials.
Editors and Affiliations
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RD & E Center, U.S. Army Natick, Natick, USA
Kevin McGrath
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Biotechnology Center Department of Chemical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, USA
David Kaplan
