Biofunctionalized native spider silk fibers can be used in a wide spectrum of biomedical and biotechnological applications.
Anar Murphy
A novel 14-chamber human body-on-a-chip device
Researchers describe a novel “body-on-a-chip” device that consists of 14 interconnected compartments, each representing a different organ of the human body.
A Review of Biosynthetic Fibrous Proteins for Biomedicine and Bioengineering
Silk, elastin and collagen are naturally occurring fibrous proteins with a tremendous potential in biomaterial systems.
Bioleaching of Rare Earth Elements
The bioleaching of rare earth elements from monazite sand by fungal strains is more effective and environmentally friendly alternative to conventional chemical extraction approaches.
A novel FCM-based microparticle characterization method
A new scattering flow cytometry based method enables accurate detection and characterization of microparticles in submicron range.
Engineering protein nanoparticles from amelogenin
Random mutagenesis of amelogenin creates a wide range of protein nanoparticles for biomedical applications.
Protein-based bionanomaterial design
UC Berkeley researchers have published an overview of the use of mammalian elastin, collagen, insect-derived silk and resilin in biomaterials design.
Targeted killing of tumor cells with cancer nanotherapeutics
Paolo Netti and co-workers have designed and characterized model tumor activated polystyrene nanoparticles (TAP-NPs) that release cytotoxic drugs.
Biological and nanotoxicity assay for cellular nanoparticles
The combination of flow cytometry and X-ray fluorescence enables semi-quantitative estimation of cellular SiO2 nanoparticles and their biological effects.