Self-assembled living materials and their applications

Rupesh Maurya, Gargi Bhattacharjee, Nisarg Gohil, Khushal Khambhati, Jigresh Gohil, Khalid J. Alzahrani, Suresh Ramakrishna, Dinh Toi Chu, Pau Loke Show, Vijai Singh

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Abstract

One of the principal aims of synthetic biology is to design and build novel biological systems that can perform the desired function. Natural materials such as bone, scales and shells are composed of organic and inorganic components. These possess the properties of forming self-assembly, self-healing and are highly stable. Lately, there has been an increase in the demand for sustainable production of self-assembled biomaterials for usage in a wide range of basic biology to biotechnology applications. Synthetic biology plays a key role in designing novel self-assembled biomaterials having strong strength, stability and structure. Here, we discuss the design of self-assembled biomaterials based on mainly the proteins that can be fine-tuned to alter the property of materials to be used for different applications. In this chapter, we underline the basics of self-assembled living materials and their applications in a number of areas including biomedical sciences, biotechnology and nanotechnology.

Original languageBritish English
Title of host publicationDesign, Principle and Application of Self-Assembled Nanobiomaterials in Biology and Medicine
PublisherElsevier
Pages143-147
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9780323909846
ISBN (Print)9780323909853
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2022

Keywords

  • biomaterials
  • biomedical sciences
  • nanotechnology
  • self-assembly
  • Synthetic biology

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