Abstract: A method of crosslinking a protein or peptide for use as a biomaterial, the method comprising the step of irradiating a photoactivatable metal-ligand complex and an electron acceptor in the presence of the protein or peptide, thereby initiating a cross-linking reaction to form a 3-dimensional matrix of the biomaterial.

Abstract: A method of crosslinking a protein or peptide for use as a biomaterial, the method comprising the step of irradiating a photoactivatable metal-ligand complex and an electron acceptor in the presence of the protein or peptide, thereby initiating a cross-linking reaction to form a 3-dimensional matrix of the biomaterial.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to recombinant or synthetic collagen-like proteins comprising at least one triple-helical domain and wherein the collagen-like protein is modified compared to a native bacterial collagen-like sequence.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for purifying triple-helical or collagen-like proteins recombinantly produced from a bacterial, yeast or plant host cell.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to recombinant or synthetic collagen-like proteins comprising at least one triple-helical domain and wherein the collagen-like protein is modified compared to a native bacterial collagen-like sequence.

Abstract: The present invention relates to silk proteins which can be used to produce silk with a collagen-like structure, as well as nucleic acids encoding such proteins. The present invention also relates to recombinant cells and/or organisms which synthesize silk proteins. Silk proteins of the invention can be used for a variety of purposes such as in the production of personal care products, plastics, textiles, and biomedical products.

Abstract: A method of crosslinking a protein or peptide for use as a biomaterial, the method comprising the step of irradiating a photoactivatable metal-ligand complex and an electron acceptor in the presence of the protein or peptide, thereby initiating a cross-linking reaction to form a 3-dimensional matrix of the biomaterial.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for purifying triple-helical or collagen-like proteins recombinantly produced from a bacterial, yeast or plant host cell.

Abstract: A method of crosslinking a protein or peptide for use as a biomaterial, the method comprising the step of irradiating a photoactivatable metal-ligand complex and an electron acceptor in the presence of the protein or peptide, thereby initiating a crosslinking reaction to form a 3-dimensional matrix of the biomaterial.

Abstract: The present invention relates to silk proteins which can be used to produce silk with a collagen-like structure, as well as nucleic acids encoding such proteins. The present invention also relates to recombinant cells and/or organisms which synthesize silk proteins. Silk proteins of the invention can be used for a variety of purposes such as in the production of personal care products, plastics, textiles, and biomedical products.

Abstract: The present invention provides a biocompatible prepolymer comprising hydrophilic and hydrophobic segments, wherein the hydrophobic segments have at least one ethylenically unsaturated functional group and at least 5% of the segments have two or more ethylenically unsaturated functional groups and water. The invention further provides a biocompatible prepolymer composition comprising hydrophilic and hydrophobic prepolymers, wherein at least one of the hydrophobic prepolymers has at least one ethylenically unsaturated functional group and at least 5% of the prepolymers have two or more ethylenically unsaturated functional groups and water. The invention further provides use of the prepolymer or prepolymer compositions of the invention in biomedical applications such as tissue engineering, as bone substitutes or scaffolds, and in wound treatment.

Abstract: A method of crosslinking a protein or peptide for use as a biomaterial, the method comprising the step of irradiating a photoactivatable metal-ligand complex and an electron acceptor in the presence of the protein or peptide, thereby initiating a crosslinking reaction to form a 3-dimensional matrix of the biomaterial.

Abstract: The present invention provides a biocompatible prepolymer comprising hydrophilic and hydrophobic segments, wherein the hydrophobic segments have at least one ethylenically unsaturated functional group and at least 5% of the segments have two or more ethylenically unsaturated functional groups and water. The invention further provides a biocompatible prepolymer composition comprising hydrophilic and hydrophobic prepolymers, wherein at least one of the hydrophobic prepolymers has at least one ethylenically unsaturated functional group and at least 5% of the prepolymers have two or more ethylenically unsaturated functional groups and water. The invention further provides use of the prepolymer or prepolymer compositions of the invention in biomedical applications such as tissue engineering, as bone substitutes or scaffolds, and in wound treatment.

Abstract: A method for supporting the in vitro growth of one or more eukaryotic cell type(s), the method comprising; seeding cells of said cell type(s) onto particles comprising basement membrane or a basement membrane-like substrate, and culturing said seeded cells in vitro under conditions suitable for expansion of said seeded cells, wherein said particles are less than about 500 ?m in size.

Abstract: Methods for treating diseased or damaged tissue in a subject are disclosed, involving administering to said subject at a site wherein diseased or damaged tissue occurs, cells of a type(s) normally found in healthy tissue corresponding to the diseased or damaged tissue, and/or suitable progenitor cells thereof, in association with bioresorbable beads or particles and optionally a gel and/or gel-forming substance. Where the cells an/or suitable progenitor cells thereof are chondrocytes, embryonic stem cells and/or bone marrow stromal cells, the methods of the invention are suitable for treating, for example, articular cartilage degeneration associated with primary osteoarthritis.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing hydroxylated triple helical proteins in yeast host cells by introducing to a suitable yeast host cell, DNA sequences encoding the triple helical protein as well as prolyl 4-hydroxylase (PH4), in a manner wherein the introduced DNA sequences are replicated, stably retained and segregated by the yeast host cells.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing hydroxylated triple helical proteins in yeast host cells by introducing to a suitable yeast host cell, DNA sequences encoding the triple helical protein as well as prolyl 4-hydroxylase (PH4), in a manner wherein the introduced DNA sequences are replicated, stably retained and segregated by the yeast host cells.

Abstract: A method for producing a hydroxylated triple helical protein is disclosed, as well as a yeast host cell used in the method. The method comprises culturing a yeast host cell comprising: (1) a first DNA molecule comprising a DNA sequence encoding P4H&agr; subunit operably linked to a promoter functional in the yeast host cell, (2) a second DNA molecule comprising a DNA sequence encoding P4H&agr; subunit operably linked to a promoter functional in the yeast host cell, and (3) a third DNA molecule comprising a DNA sequence encoding a polypeptide or peptide operably linked to a promoter functional in the yeast host cell, wherein the polypeptide or peptide is one which, when hydroxylated, forms the hydroxylated triple helical protein; and wherein during culturing, each of the first DNA molecule, the second DNA molecule and the third DNA molecule are replicated, stably retained and segregated.