Aqueous Solvation Method for Recombinant Spider Silk Proteins
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Aqueous Solvation Method for Recombinant Spider Silk Proteins
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Importance of Heat and Pressure for Solubilization of Recombinant Spider Silk Proteins in Aqueous Solution
The production of recombinant spider silk proteins continues to be a key area of interest for a number of research groups. Several key obstacles exist in their production as well as in their formulation into useable products. The original reported method to solubilize recombinant spider silk proteins (rSSp) in an aqueous solution involved using microwaves to quickly generate heat and pressure i...
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