Self-Assembly of the Cephalopod Protein Reflectin.

Naughton, Kyle L; Phan, Long; Leung, Erica M; Kautz, Rylan; Lin, Qiyin; Van Dyke, Yegor; Marmiroli, Benedetta; Sartori, Barbara et al. · Adv Mater · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Films from the cephalopod protein reflectin demonstrate multifaceted functionality as infrared camouflage coatings, proton transport media, and substrates for growth of neural stem cells. A detailed study of the in vitro formation, structural characteristics, and stimulus response of such films is presented. The reported observations hold implications for the design and development of advanced cephalopod-inspired functional materials.

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