Publications by authors named "Britt Faulk"
The ability to add bioactivities, such as cell signaling or ligand recognition, to biomaterials has generated the potential to include multiple bioactivities into a single material. In some cases, it is desirable to localize these activities to different areas of the biomaterial, creating functional patterns. While photolithography and 3D printing have been effective techniques for patterning functions in many materials, patterning remains a challenge in materials composed of protein, in part due to how these materials are artificially assembled.
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- Proteins can perform crucial tasks like binding molecules, catalyzing reactions, and influencing cell behavior, making them ideal for enhancing materials in tech.
- Recent research focuses on creating active materials by fusing self-assembling proteins with functional proteins, allowing the materials to maintain their original functions.
- The review covers fusion protein design strategies, their successes and obstacles, engineering fixes for limitations, and various applications in fields like tissue engineering, drug delivery, and biosensing, as well as future development prospects.