Shape‐Memory Biopolymers Based on β‐Sheet Structures of Polyalanine Segments Inspired by Spider Silks

Huahua Huang; Jinlian Hu; Yong Zhu

doi:10.1002/mabi.201200306

Author(s)

Huahua Huang
Jinlian Hu
Yong Zhu

Detail(s)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	161-166
Journal / Publication	Macromolecular Bioscience
Volume	13
Issue number	2
Online published	4 Dec 2012
Publication status	Published - Feb 2013
Externally published	Yes

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DOI	DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.201200306 Final Published version
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Abstract

The molecular structural design learned from natural materials enables synthetic polymers with desirable and unique features to be fabricated. Inspired by spider silks, short-chain polyalanine (PA) is introduced into multiblock biopolymers with poly(ε-caprolactone) segments via a coupling reaction. As a result, PA segments in biopolymers form similar β-sheet crystals to that of natural spidroins. These new biopolymers are found to exhibit nearly complete shape recovery and high shape fixity, along with significantly improved thermal stability due to the strong β-sheet structures as netpoints. This work provides new insight for the design of novel shape-memory polymers with potential use in biomedical applications. © 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.

Research Area(s)

β-sheet structures, Biopolymers, Shape-memory function, Spider silks, Thermal properties

Citation Format(s)

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Shape‐Memory Biopolymers Based on β‐Sheet Structures of Polyalanine Segments Inspired by Spider Silks. / Huang, Huahua; Hu, Jinlian; Zhu, Yong.
In: Macromolecular Bioscience, Vol. 13, No. 2, 02.2013, p. 161-166.

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Huang, H, Hu, J & Zhu, Y 2013, 'Shape‐Memory Biopolymers Based on β‐Sheet Structures of Polyalanine Segments Inspired by Spider Silks', Macromolecular Bioscience, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 161-166. https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.201200306

Huang, H., Hu, J., & Zhu, Y. (2013). Shape‐Memory Biopolymers Based on β‐Sheet Structures of Polyalanine Segments Inspired by Spider Silks. Macromolecular Bioscience, 13(2), 161-166. https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.201200306

Huang H, Hu J, Zhu Y. Shape‐Memory Biopolymers Based on β‐Sheet Structures of Polyalanine Segments Inspired by Spider Silks. Macromolecular Bioscience. 2013 Feb;13(2):161-166. Epub 2012 Dec 4. doi: 10.1002/mabi.201200306

Huang, Huahua ; Hu, Jinlian ; Zhu, Yong. / Shape‐Memory Biopolymers Based on β‐Sheet Structures of Polyalanine Segments Inspired by Spider Silks. In: Macromolecular Bioscience. 2013 ; Vol. 13, No. 2. pp. 161-166.