Protein fibre powder

Soft viscoelastic fibres, which are very difficult to grind, can be processed to produce ultrafine particles. This work has created knowledge about new applications of these natural structural proteins. The high reactivity generated through creation of large surface area has been used to design advanced devices and applications. For example particles have been studied for separation of harmful ions from waste water and applied to develop porous composite materials to grow bones to repair critical bone defects.极难研磨的软质粘弹性纤维（viscoelastic fibres）可经加工制备为超细颗粒（ultrafine particles）。本研究揭示了这类天然结构蛋白的全新应用场景：通过大幅提升比表面积所产生的高反应活性，已被用于研发先进装置及相关应用。举例而言，该类超细颗粒已被研究用于从废水中分离有害离子，同时还被应用于制备多孔复合材料，以实现骨组织生长并修复临界骨缺损。