Protein-Based Biological Materials: Molecular Design and Artificial Production.

ABSTRACT: Polymeric materials produced from fossil fuels have been intimately linked to the development of industrial activities in the 20th century and, consequently, to the transformation of our way of living. While this has brought many benefits, the fabrication and disposal of these materials is bringing enormous sustainable challenges. Thus, materials that are produced in a more sustainable fashion and whose degradation products are harmless to the environment are urgently needed. Natural biopolymers─which can compete with and sometimes surpass the performance of synthetic polymers─provide a great source of inspiration. They are made of natural chemicals, under benign environmental conditions, and their degradation products are harmless. Before these materials can be synthetically replicated, i

SUBMITTER: Miserez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9999432 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature