Hydrogels of Cytoskeletal Proteins Preparation, Structure, and Emergent Functions /

• Main Authors: Osada, Yoshihito (Author), Kawamura, Ryuzo (Author), Sano, Ken-Ichi (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Materials science.; Polymers.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomaterials.; Materials Science.; Biomedical Engineering.; Polymer Sciences.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.

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...