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As described above, protein domains that provide discrete biological cues (e.g., cell binding) or mechanical properties (e.g., expansion or contraction with temperature changes) can be borrowed from nature and designed into synthetic polypeptides or joined with other polymers to provide bio-inspired function in new... 

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As seen in this chapter, the theory and procedures for orientation measurements are well established, including for quantitative characterization. These methods can provide very accurate and useful information in the fields of synthetic, natural, and bio-inspired macromolecules. To this aim, researchers can make use of a wide range of techniques, each having its advantages and limitations. As judged from the recent literature, the studies devoted to the quantification and characterization of molecular orientation still represent a very dynamic research field and advances still continue to emerge. Further progresses in the development of new methods and new techniques to characterize orientational order are thus expected in the future. 

Coffman, E.A., Melechko, A.V., Allison, D.P., Simpson, M.L. and Doktycz, M.J. (2004) Surface patterning of silica nanostructures using bio-inspired templates and directed synthesis. Langmuir, 20,8431— 8436. 

I 6 Biomineralization of Hydrogels Based on Bio inspired Assemblies for Injectable Biomaterials... 

Aizenberg, J. (2004) Crystallization in patterns a bio-inspired approach. Advanced Materials, 16, 1295-1302. 

Bio-Inspired Chemistry for Grand Challenges in Food, Energy and Environment- New Waves of Enthusiasm and Innovations... 

Beghyn T, Deprez-Poulain R, Willand N, Folleas B, Deprez B. (2008) Natural compounds Leads or ideas Bio-inspired molecules for drug discovery. ChemBiol Drug Des 72 3-15. 

This chapter gives an overview of bio-inspired supramolecular catalytic systems that have been developed in our group since the early 1990s. Initially, attention was focused on the construction of relatively simple host-guest systems that were able to mimic certain aspects of enzymatic catalysis, e.g., substrate binding in a cavity and... 

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