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ArticleNature communications2020

Complex microparticle architectures from stimuli-responsive intrinsically disordered proteins.

Stefan Roberts, Vincent Miao, Simone Costa, Joseph Simon, Garrett Kelly, Tejank Shah, Stefan Zauscher, Ashutosh Chilkoti

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Article in Nature communications, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 66 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Stefan RobertsDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
Vincent MiaoDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4040-5171
Simone CostaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
Joseph SimonDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
Garrett KellyDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
Tejank ShahDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
Stefan ZauscherDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA.
Ashutosh ChilkotiDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 27708, USA. chilkoti@duke.edu.
Duke University · US

Funding

Genetically Encoded Smart Biohybrid MaterialsR35GM127042 · NIGMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI CHILKOTI, ASHUTOSH · 2018 to 2022
$2.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM127042
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The controllable production of microparticles with complex geometries is useful for a variety of applications in materials science and bioengineering. The formation of intricate microarchitectures typically requires sophisticated fabrication techniques such as flow lithography or multiple-emulsion microfluidics. By harnessing the molecular interactions of a set of artificial intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs), we have created complex microparticle geometries, including porous particles, core-shell and hollow shell structures, and a unique 'fruits-on-a-vine' arrangement, by exploiting the metastable region of the phase diagram of thermally responsive IDPs within microdroplets. Through multi-site unnatural amino acid (UAA) incorporation, these protein microparticles can also be photo-crosslinked and stably extracted to an all-aqueous environment. This work expands the functional utility of artificial IDPs as well as the available microarchitectures of this class of biocompatible IDPs, with potential applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering.

Indexed as

Amino AcidsIntrinsically Disordered ProteinsModels, MolecularParticle SizePorosityAmino AcidsIntrinsically Disordered Proteins

Identifiers

PMID32165622
PMCPMC7067844
OpenAlexW3011169184

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