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ReviewMaterials today. Bio2025

Cephalopod proteins for bioinspired and sustainable biomaterials design.

Iana Lychko, Inês Padrão, Afonso Vicente Eva, Catarina Alexandra Oliveira Domingos, Henrique Miguel Aljustrel da Costa, Ana Margarida Gonçalves Carvalho Dias, Ana Cecília Afonso Roque

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Review in Materials today. Bio, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Iana LychkoUCIBIO - Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516, Caparica, Portugal.
Inês PadrãoUCIBIO - Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516, Caparica, Portugal.
Afonso Vicente EvaUCIBIO - Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516, Caparica, Portugal.
Catarina Alexandra Oliveira DomingosUCIBIO - Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516, Caparica, Portugal.
Henrique Miguel Aljustrel da CostaUCIBIO - Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516, Caparica, Portugal.
Ana Margarida Gonçalves Carvalho DiasUCIBIO - Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516, Caparica, Portugal.
Ana Cecília Afonso RoqueUCIBIO - Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516, Caparica, Portugal.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nature offers a boundless source of inspiration for designing bio-inspired technologies and advanced materials. Cephalopods, including octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish, exhibit remarkable biological adaptations, such as dynamic camouflage for predator evasion and communication, as well as robust prey-capturing tools, including beaks and sucker-ring teeth that operate under extreme mechanical stresses in aqueous environments. Central to these remarkable traits are structural proteins that serve as versatile polymeric materials. From a materials science perspective, proteins present unique opportunities due to their genetically encoded sequences, enabling access to a diversity of sequences and precise control over polymer composition and properties. This intrinsic programmability allows scalable, environmentally sustainable production through recombinant biotechnology, in contrast to petroleum-derived polymers. This review highlights recent advances in understanding cephalopod-specific proteins, emphasizing their potential for creating next-generation bioengineered materials and driving sustainable innovation in biomaterials science.

Indexed as

CephalopodsHistidine-binding proteinsProtein-based materialsReflectinsSuckerins

Identifiers

PMID40130040
PMCPMC11931252

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