Producing Biomaterials (Microbes as Machines)

Producing Biomaterials (Microbes as Machines)

Silk fibers spun from recombinant protein expressed in 'E. coli' [1].

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The fibre spun with the native-sized recombinant spider silk protein showed similar mechanical properties to native spider silk, thus opening the possibility of its wide range of industrial and biomedical applications. [1].

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1. Production of spider silk in E. coli.

2. Nova's ‘Making Stuff’ Explores Spinning of Steel-Strength Spider Silk (5 min)

   Shows the largest piece of spider silk textile in the world and talks about 'spider goats'.

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3. Mussel adhesion proteins on 'E. coli'

4. Self-healing concrete

5. Bioplastics