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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.

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Vézy, C., Hermanson, K.D., Scheibel, T. et al. Interfacial rheological properties of recombinant spider-silk proteins. Biointerphases 4, 43–46 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1116/1.3174930

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