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Nanostructures: Facile and Efficient Construction of Water‐Soluble Biomaterials with Tunable Mesoscopic Structures Using All‐Natural Edible Proteins (Adv. Funct. Mater. 31/2019)
Author(s) -
Wang Tao,
Chen Xianfu,
Zhong Qixin,
Chen Zhengxing,
Wang Ren,
Patel Ashok R.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201970216
Subject(s) - materials science , nanostructure , mesoscopic physics , nanotechnology , dissolution , micelle , bioavailability , nanoparticle , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , bioinformatics , biology , chemistry , aqueous solution , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
In article number 1901830, Ren Wang, Ashok R. Patel, and co‐workers fabricate all‐natural edible protein‐based nanostructures with tunable mesostructures easily transformed from 3D nanonets to 2D thin sheets and to nanoparticles by simply dissolving casein micelles and various amounts of rice proteins in an alkaline solution (pH 12) prior to neutralization. The nanostructures can realize controlled bioavailability of encapsulated drugs.