Proteins for Making Tough Rubber
Biomimetic strategy leads to strong, recyclable rubber
12-Dec-2018 -
Inspired by nature, Chinese scientists have produced a synthetic analogue to vulcanized natural rubber. Their material is just as tough and durable as the original. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, they reveal the secret to their success: short protein chains attached to the side-chains of the ...
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biomolecules
oligopeptides
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