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1. Roberts, S; Costa, S; Schaal, J; Simon, JR; Dzuricky, M; Quiroz, FG; Chilkoti, A, 2.5 Elastin-like polypeptides, in Comprehensive Biomaterials II (January, 2017), pp. 90-108 [doi] .
   (last updated on 2025/04/18)

   Abstract:
   Elastin-like polypeptides are a family of stimuli-responsive biopolymers that have been extensively studied for biomedical applications. Derived from tropoelastin, they mimic many of elastin’s remarkable material properties, yet can be designed with a molecular precision surpassing synthetic polymers. Their biocompatibility and stimuli-responsive phase behavior have allowed them to be used in a variety of biomedical applications ranging from self-assembling, drug-loaded nanoparticles to injectable cell scaffolds and drug depots.