Division of Materials Science and Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Macromol Biosci. 2018 Dec;18(12):e1800265. doi: 10.1002/mabi.201800265. Epub 2018 Nov 12.
Silk-elastin-like-protein polymers (SELPs) are genetically engineered recombinant protein sequences consisting of repeating units of silk-like and elastin-like blocks. By combining these entities, it is shown that both the characteristic strength of silk and the temperature-dependent responsiveness of elastin can be leveraged to create an enhanced stimuli-responsive material. It is hypothesized that SELP behavior can be influenced by varying the silk-to-elastin ratio. If the responsiveness of the material at different ratios is significantly different, this would allow for the design of materials with specific temperature-based swelling and mechanical properties. This study demonstrates that SELP fiber properties can be controlled via a temperature transition dependent on the ratio of silk-to-elastin in the material. SELP fibers are experimentally wet spun from polymers with different ratios of silk-to-elastin and conditioned in either a below or above transition temperature (T ) water bath prior to characterization. The fibers with higher elastin content showed more stimuli-responsive behavior compared to the fibers with lower elastin content in the hot (57-60 °C) versus cold (4-7 °C) environment, both computationally and experimentally. This work builds a foundation for developing SELP materials with well-characterized mechanical properties and responsive features.
丝弹性蛋白样蛋白聚合物(SELPs)是经过基因工程改造的重组蛋白序列,由丝样和弹性蛋白样重复单元组成。通过组合这些实体,可以证明丝的特性强度和弹性蛋白的温度依赖性响应性都可以被利用来创造增强的刺激响应材料。假设 SELP 的行为可以通过改变丝到弹性蛋白的比例来影响。如果材料在不同比例下的响应性有显著差异,这将允许设计具有特定基于温度的溶胀和机械性能的材料。本研究表明,通过依赖于材料中丝到弹性蛋白的比例的温度转变,可以控制 SELP 纤维的性质。通过实验从具有不同丝到弹性蛋白比例的聚合物中湿纺出 SELP 纤维,并在低于或高于转变温度(T)的水浴中进行条件处理,然后进行表征。与在冷(4-7°C)和热(57-60°C)环境中具有较低弹性蛋白含量的纤维相比,具有较高弹性蛋白含量的纤维表现出更具响应性的行为,无论是在计算上还是实验上。这项工作为开发具有良好机械性能和响应特性的 SELP 材料奠定了基础。
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