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US 2016/0096935 A1Published application
Protein films and methods of forming the same
AssigneeUniversity of Massachusetts
InventorsVincent M. Rotello, Bradley Duncan, Li-Sheng Wang, Eunhee Jeoung, Chandramouleeswaran Subramani, Krishnendu Saha
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Abstract
Various embodiments disclosed relate to protein films and methods of making the same. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of making a protein film including placing on a substrate a protein solution, to form a precursor protein film. The protein solution includes one or more proteins. The method includes compressing the precursor protein film to form a protein film.
Claims20
A method of making a protein film, the method comprising:
- placing on a substrate a protein solution comprising one or more proteins, to form a precursor protein film;
- compressing the precursor protein film, to form a protein film.
A protein film comprising:
- one or more proteins that at least partially retain their secondary structure in the film, wherein the protein film comprises intermolecular hydrophobic interactions between the proteins.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.