Hydrogels of Cytoskeletal Proteins Preparation, Structure, and Emergent Functions
This book describes a new family of bio-polymer gels made from cytoskeletal proteins - actin, microtubule, and tropomyosin. The importance of the gel state with multi-scale hierarchical structure is emphasized to utilize emergent functions in living organisms. Detailed protocol of gel preparation, s...
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Cham
Springer International Publishing
2016, 2016
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Edition: | 1st ed. 2016 |
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Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | This book describes a new family of bio-polymer gels made from cytoskeletal proteins - actin, microtubule, and tropomyosin. The importance of the gel state with multi-scale hierarchical structure is emphasized to utilize emergent functions in living organisms. Detailed protocol of gel preparation, specified method of structure investigation, and dynamic studies of self-organization, self-healing, synchronized oscillating, and autonomous motility functions are introduced together with biomimetic functions of synthetic hydrogels |
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Physical Description: | XII, 79 p. 39 illus., 35 illus. in color online resource |
ISBN: | 9783319273778 |