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Hydrogels of Cytoskeletal Proteins: Preparation, Structure, and Emergent Functions

By Yoshihito Osada , Ryuzo Kawamura , Ken-Ichi Sano (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Year
2016
ISBN
978-3-319-27375-4, 978-3-319-27377-8
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-27377-8
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3955089 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
XII, 79\89
Time added
2016-03-14 21:35:01
Biomaterials; Biomedical Engineering; Polymer Scie

Description

This book describes a new family of bio-polymer gels made from cytoskeletal proteins - actin, microtubule, and tropomyosin. The importance of the gel state with multi-scale hierarchical structure is emphasized to utilize emergent functions in living organisms. Detailed protocol of gel preparation, specified method of structure investigation, and dynamic studies of self-organization, self-healing, synchronized oscillating, and autonomous motility functions are introduced together with biomimetic functions of synthetic hydrogels.

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