Bio-hybrid materials with tailored morphology and mechanical properties show promise for awide range of applications in energy, biotechnology, and medicine. The Concensus sequence Tetratricopeptide Repeat protein (CTPR) comprised of 20 tandem repeats self-assemble into uniformly birefringent films. Covalently cross-linking the CTPR arrays with a bi-functional photoactive polyethylene glycol gives rise to networks whose properties depend on the length of the cross-linking polymer and the cross-link density. Here we report morphology, and thermal and mechanical properties of these materials.

Repeat-proteins arrays for protein-polymer hybrid materials with tunable properties

245th National Meeting (2013)

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