T. Scheibel: Fibers and non-woven meshes based on hybrids made of spider silk and magnetic nanoparticles for bio-inspired shaping and filtering systems
Description
The main objective of this project is to establish the technological and scientific basis for novel bio-inspired shaping systems based on hybrids made of magnetic nanoparticles and spider silk fibers. The employed structural building blocks of the novel shaping systems encompass engineered and recombinantly pro-duced spider silk proteins, which can be covalently cross-linked with magnetic nanoparticles using site-specific chemistry. Based on the behavior of the underlying spider silk proteins, hierarchical assembling into nano-, micro- and macroscopic fibrillar structures can be obtained in a controllable manner. Magnetically respon-sive spider silk fibers and fiber meshes will be deformed under different magnetic field conditions, and analyzed based on this deformation behavior. Characterized meshes will then be evaluat-ed according to their applicability e. g. as filtering systems.
Project Manager
Prof. Dr. Thomas Scheibel, Universität Bayreuth
Staff
Carolin Grill, Universität Bayreuth
Grant period
2013 -
Publications
[1] G. Lang, S. Jokisch, T. Scheibel, J. Vis. Exp., 2013, 75, e50492
[2] A. Leal-Egana, G. Lang, C. Mauerer, et al. Adv. Biomater., 2012, 14, B67
[3] M. Humenik, T. Scheibel ACS Nano, 2014, 8, 1342
[4] A. Heidebrecht, L. Eisoldt, J. Diehl, et al. Adv. Mater., 2015, 27, 2189
Contact
Universität Bayreuth
Lehrstuhl für Biomaterialien
Fakultät für Ingenieurwissenschaften
Gebäude FAN-D, Universität Bayreuth
Universitätsstraße 30
95440 Bayreuth