Pressure sensitive adhesion of an elastomeric protein complex extracted from squid ring teeth

Abdon Pena-Francesch, Bulent Akgun, Ali Miserez, Wenpeng Zhu, Huajian Gao, Melik C. Demirel

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Abstract

The pressure sensitive adhesion characteristic of a protein complex extracted from squid ring teeth (SRT), which exhibits an unusual and reversible transition from a solid to a melt, is studied. The native SRT is an elastomeric protein complex that has standard amino acids, and it does not function as adhesives in nature. The SRT can be thermally shaped into any 3D geometry (e.g., thin films, ribbons, colloids), and it has a glass transition temperature of 32 °C in water. Underwater adhesion strength of the protein film is approximately 1.5-2.5 MPa. The thermoplastic protein film could potentially be used in an array of fields, including dental resins, bandages for wound healing, and surgical sutures in the body.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)6227-6233
Number of pages7
JournalAdvanced Functional Materials
Volume24
Issue number39
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 22 2014

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • General Chemistry
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • General Materials Science
  • Electrochemistry
  • Biomaterials

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