Animals such as spiders make fibers which are strong and elastic. These fibers have a polypeptide structure and serve as inspiration for research into the development of functional materials.

Advances in N-carboxyanhydride (NCA) ring-opening polymerization are making polypeptide synthesis faster, more moisture-resistant, and easier to scale. New initiators, solvent systems, and process ...

Fibrous structures act as load-bearing components in vivo in many natural proteins besides enzymes, which are soluble globular molecules. Natural evolutionary processes have produced structural ...