Biotechnology scale-up company Ecohelix has secured funding of €2.2m ($2.5m) for its LIFE WOODMER project under the EU's LIFE ...

It is well established that cellulose synthesis in higher plants requires three different but related cellulose synthase (CESA) isoforms. Here the authors provide convincing biochemical and cryo ...

Cellulose is the major component of the plant cell wall and as such is a major component of all plant biomass on the planet. It is made at the cell surface by a large membrane-bound complex known as ...

Nature inspires self-assembling helical polymer Date: December 9, 2024 Source: Hiroshima University Summary: Helical structures are ubiquitous across biology, from the double-stranded helix of DNA ...

Native cellulose has a polymorph structure of cellulose I that exists in two crystalline forms: Iα (in algae and bacteria) and Iβ (in higher plants) [1,2]. Although chemically identical to plant ...

The Collaborative Innovation Center for Eco-Friendly and Fire-Safety Polymeric Materials, National Engineering Laboratory of Eco-Friendly Polymeric Materials (Sichuan), State Key Laboratory of Polymer ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have delved into the impact of helical secondary structure on the conductivity of solid-state peptide polymer electrolytes. Their findings ...

Plants change shape because cellulose fibers are arranged helically within their cell walls. Scientists that seek to mimic the helical structures that constitute biological systems must create new ...

In fact, helical structures are ubiquitous in nature and impart unique mechanical properties and multi-functionality. In our bodies, proteins assemble into helical filaments which allow our muscles to ...

Helical structures are ubiquitous across biology, from the double-stranded helix of DNA to how heart muscle cells spiral in a band. Inspired by this twisty ladder, researchers from Hiroshima ...