TY - CONF
T1 - Self-assembling peptides and proteins into dynamic, functional, adhesive, and self-healing structures
AU - Inostroza Brito, K
AU - Collin, E
AU - Siton-Mendelson, Orit
AU - Smith, Katherine
AU - Mongue-Marcet, Amalia
AU - Ferreira, Daniela
AU - Perez, Raul
AU - Alonso, Matilde
AU - Rodriguez-Cabello, Jose Carlos
AU - Reis, Rui
AU - Sagues, Francesc
AU - Botto, Lorenzo
AU - Bitton, Ronit
AU - Azevedo, Helena
AU - Mata, Alvaro
PY - 2016/3
Y1 - 2016/3
N2 - Manipulation, spatio-temporal control, and hierarchical order of proteins are major goals for the next generation of functional biomaterials. However, the capacity to accurately control self-assembly of these building-blocks across scales with significant spatial and temporal control is still limited. Here we present a protein/peptide self-assembling system that exhibits hierarchical architecture, controlled assembly capabilities, adhesion to surfaces, self-healing, and the capacity to undergo morphogenesis into complex geometries with high spatio-temporal control. We demonstrate the potential of the system for fabricating bioactive and biomimetic scaffolds for tissue engineering.
AB - Manipulation, spatio-temporal control, and hierarchical order of proteins are major goals for the next generation of functional biomaterials. However, the capacity to accurately control self-assembly of these building-blocks across scales with significant spatial and temporal control is still limited. Here we present a protein/peptide self-assembling system that exhibits hierarchical architecture, controlled assembly capabilities, adhesion to surfaces, self-healing, and the capacity to undergo morphogenesis into complex geometries with high spatio-temporal control. We demonstrate the potential of the system for fabricating bioactive and biomimetic scaffolds for tissue engineering.
U2 - 10.3389/conf.FBIOE.2016.01.02907
DO - 10.3389/conf.FBIOE.2016.01.02907
M3 - Abstract
T2 - 10th World Biomaterials Congress
Y2 - 17 May 2016 through 22 May 2016
ER -