Well-designed protein amyloid nanofibrils composites as versatile and sustainable materials for aquatic environment remediation: A review.

ABSTRACT: Amyloid nanofibrils (ANFs) are supramolecular polymers originally classified as pathological markers in various human degenerative diseases. However, in recent years, ANFs have garnered greater interest and are regarded as nature-based sustainable biomaterials in environmental science, material engineering, and nanotechnology. On a laboratory scale, ANFs can be produced from food proteins via protein unfolding, misfolding, and hydrolysis. Furthermore, ANFs have specific structural characteristics such as a high aspect ratio, good rigidity, chemical stability, and a controllable sequence. These properties make them a promising functional material in water decontamination research. As a result, the fabrication and application of ANFs and their composites in water purification have recently g

SUBMITTER: Zhang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10902511 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature