Hierarchically-structured metalloprotein composite coatings biofabricated from co-existing condensed liquid phases

Franziska Jehle; Elena Macías-Sánchez; Sanja Sviben; Peter Fratzl; Luca Bertinetti; Matthew J. Harrington

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-14709-y

Nature Communications (Feb 2020)

Hierarchically-structured metalloprotein composite coatings biofabricated from co-existing condensed liquid phases

Franziska Jehle,
Elena Macías-Sánchez,
Sanja Sviben,
Peter Fratzl,
Luca Bertinetti,
Matthew J. Harrington

Affiliations

Franziska Jehle: Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
Elena Macías-Sánchez: Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
Sanja Sviben: Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
Peter Fratzl: Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
Luca Bertinetti: Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
Matthew J. Harrington: Department of Biomaterials, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14709-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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The mussel byssus cuticle is a wear-resistant and extensible metalloprotein composite. Here, the authors probed the cuticle nanostructure and composition before, during and after fabrication revealing a crucial role of metal-binding proteins that self-organize via liquid-liquid phase separation.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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