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Purpose
Protein self-assembly plays many essential roles in nature and presents new opportunities to develop biomaterials. One family of self-assembling proteins are hydrophobins, which are small globular proteins produced by filamentous fungi to modify their environment. Secreted hydrophobins behave like detergents and can change shape to form rodlets, which are an extremely durable and water repellent coating over aerial hyphae and spores. The unusual biochemical properties of hydrophobins have generated interest in developing them for commercial applications as emulsifiers, foam stabilizers and as an agent to protect and modify surfaces.
Langelaan, David (Dalhousie University) × Unknown
1 grants totalling $0
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
1,000 grants totalling $33.6M
Related Grants
| Recipient | Amount | Program |
|---|---|---|
| Campbell, Karen (Brock University) | — | Discovery Grants Program - Individual |
| Sinal, Christopher (Dalhousie University) | — | Discovery Grants Program - Individual |
| Ye, Winnie (Carleton University) | — | Discovery Grants Program - Individual |
| Canizares, Claudio (University of Waterloo) | — | Discovery Grants Program - Individual |
| Huang, Changcheng (Carleton University) | — | Discovery Grants Program - Individual |