Protein‐Engineered Elastin Fibers as Building Blocks for The Textile‐Based Assembly of Tissue Equivalents (Adv. Funct. Mater. 24/2024)

Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 34

Abstract

Protein-Engineered Elastin Fibers In article number 2313204, Alicia Fernández-Colino and co-workers show the development of protein-engineered elastin-like fibers with customized molecular composition and microstructure. The fibers are autoclavable, with no adverse effects on the mechanical or biological properties. These functional fibers can be fashioned into hierarchically organized structures by textile-based assembly. This breakthrough unfolds a new avenue for the development of medical textiles and long-lasting stretch fabrics.

Authors 7

1. Ikram El Maachi Aachen Department of Biohybrid and Medical Textiles (BioTex) AME-Institute of Applied Medical Engineering

   RWTH Aachen University

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   Department of Biohybrid & Medical Textiles (BioTex), AME –Institute of Applied Medical Engineering, Helmholtz Institute RWTH Aachen University 52074 Aachen Germany

2. Alexander Loewen Aachen Department of Biohybrid and Medical Textiles (BioTex) AME-Institute of Applied Medical Engineering

   RWTH Aachen University

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   Department of Biohybrid & Medical Textiles (BioTex), AME –Institute of Applied Medical Engineering, Helmholtz Institute RWTH Aachen University 52074 Aachen Germany

3. Sergio Acosta Aachen Department of Biohybrid and Medical Textiles (BioTex) AME-Institute of Applied Medical Engineering

   RWTH Aachen University

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   Department of Biohybrid & Medical Textiles (BioTex), AME –Institute of Applied Medical Engineering, Helmholtz Institute RWTH Aachen University 52074 Aachen Germany

4. Stephan Rütten Aachen Electron Microscopy Facility

   Universitätsklinikum Aachen

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   Electron Microscopy Facility Uniklinik RWTH Aachen 52074 Aachen Germany

   Electron Microscopy Facility, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen, 52074 Aachen, Germany

5. José Carlos Rodríguez‐Cabello

   Universidad de Valladolid · Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine

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   CIBER‐BBN, Edificio LUCIA CIBER‐BBN, Edificio LUCIA Universidad de Valladolid Valladolid 47011 Spain

   CIBER-BBN, Edificio LUCIA, CIBER-BBN, Edificio LUCIA, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, 47011 Spain

6. Stefan Jockenhoevel Aachen Department of Biohybrid and Medical Textiles (BioTex) AME-Institute of Applied Medical Engineering

   Maastricht University · RWTH Aachen University

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   AMIBM‐Aachen‐Maastricht‐Institute for Biobased Materials Maastricht University Geleen 6167 RD The Netherlands

   Department of Biohybrid & Medical Textiles (BioTex), AME –Institute of Applied Medical Engineering, Helmholtz Institute RWTH Aachen University 52074 Aachen Germany

   Department of Biohybrid & Medical Textiles (BioTex), AME –Institute of Applied Medical Engineering, Helmholtz Institute RWTH Aachen University 52074 Aachen Germany

7. Alicia Fernández‐Colino Aachen Department of Biohybrid and Medical Textiles (BioTex) AME-Institute of Applied Medical Engineering

   RWTH Aachen University

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   Department of Biohybrid & Medical Textiles (BioTex), AME –Institute of Applied Medical Engineering, Helmholtz Institute RWTH Aachen University 52074 Aachen Germany