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Advanced method reveals how natural materials behave across multiple length scales
A research group from Chalmers and the MAX IV Laboratory has developed a new method that provides insights into how natural ...
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Confinement-Induced Self-Assembly of Protein Nanofibrils Probed by Microfocus X-ray Scattering
Department of Engineering Mechanics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden Wallenberg Wood Science Center, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 100 44 Stockholm, Sweden Department ...
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Scientists May Have Solved the “Mystery Density” Behind Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
A University of Michigan study suggests that polyphosphate in brain fibrils could be key to tackling neurodegenerative diseases, with further research needed to confirm its protective role. A new ...
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Scientists Unveil First Detailed Image of Huntington’s Disease Fibrils
Similar to the clumps in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, the clumps in Huntington’s disease are elongated shapes called fibrils. However, the Huntington’s fibrils differ in important ways from those in ...
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Self-Assembled Piezoelectric Films from Aligned Lysozyme Protein Fibrils
In this work, we demonstrate the ability of lysozyme amyloid protein fibrils to possess piezoelectric capabilities when assembled into a freestanding bulk material. We transformed hen egg white ...