Hydrogels of cytoskeletal proteins : preparation, structure, and emergent functions
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Hydrogels of cytoskeletal proteins : preparation, structure, and emergent functions
Springer, c2016
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
1 Introduction
1-1 What is Hydrogel? Natural and Synthetic Polymer Hydrogels
Basic Structure and Behaviors of Polymer Hydrogels
1-2 Self-Assembly and Dynamic Structure of Cytoskeletal Filaments
1-3 Why Cytoskeletal Gel? --- Super -Giant and Multi-Scale Hierarchical Structure
2 Microtubules Gel
2-1 Preparation of Microtubules Gel
2-2 Supra-Molecular Structure of Microtubules Gel
2-3 Specific Assembly Process of Chemically Modified Tublin
2-4 Photo-Chemical Catalytic Activity of Microtubule Gel
2-5 Emergent Functions as Protein Gel Motors
3 Actin Gel
3-1 Preparation of Actin Gel
3-2 Supra-Molecular Structure and Emergent Functions of Actin Gel
4 Tropomyosin Gel
4-1 Preparation and properties of tropomyosin Gel
4-2 Superior Cell Penetration of Synthetic Tropomyosin
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