Abstract: The claimed invention provides a fusion polypeptide comprising a fibrous protein domain and a mineralization domain. The fusion is used to form an organic-inorganic composite. These organic-inorganic composites can be constructed from the nano- to the macro-scale depending on the size of the fibrous protein fusion domain used. In one embodiment, the composites can also be loaded with other compounds (e.g., dyes, drugs, enzymes) depending on the goal for the materials, to further enhance function. This can be achieved during assembly of the material or during the mineralization step in materials formation.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 16, 2014
Publication date:
December 25, 2014
Applicants:
TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE AFM, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
Inventors:
David L. Kaplan, Jia Huang, Cheryl Wong Po Foo, Rajesh Naik, Anne George