Thomas Scheibel

Fibrous Proteins

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Fibrous Proteins will give an overview over some of the most important fibrous proteins including amyloids, collagens, fibrin, flagella, intermediate filaments, microtubules, silks concerning structure and function and possible applications as biomaterials

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 376g
• ISBN-13: 9781587063169
• ISBN-10: 1587063166
• Artikelnr.: 42750115

Autorenporträt

Thomas Scheibel is Professor for Biomaterials at the Faculty of Applied Science at the Universität Bayreuth, Germany. Main research interests include fibrous proteins such as spider silks and mussel collagens. He gained several prestigious awards including an ¿Innovation by Nature¿ award of the German M inistry of Science and Education in 2007. He is further one of 10 recipients of the 2006 innovation tribute of the Bavarian prime minister. He received his Diploma of biochemistry, Dr. rer. nat. from the Universität Regensburg, Germany and his Habilitation from the Technische Universität München, Germany.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 1. Amyloid Fibrils Abnormal Protein Assembly 2. Vertebrate
Collagens¿Structures, Functions and Biomedical Applications 3. Short-Order
Tendons: Liquid Crystal Mesophases, Metal- Complexation and Protein
Gradients in the Externalized Collagens of Mussel Byssal Threads 4. The
Formation of Fibrin Clots 5. Structure, Function and Assembly of Flagellar
Axial Proteins 6. Keratin Intermediate Filaments: Similarities and
Differences with Other Members of the IF Family 7. Tubulin and the Dynamic,
Multifunctional Microtubules It Forms 8. Silks Produced by Insect Labial
Glands 9. The Elaborate Structure of Spider Silk: Structure and Function of
a Natural High Performance Fiber