Stimuli-responsive nanoparticles composed of naturally occurring amphiphilic proteins

摘要

Simple chemical cross-linking of β-casein micelles resulted in the formation of thermally responsive proteinaceous nanoparticles that exhibit lower critical solution temperatures.rnEmerging demands have been placed for the fabrication of nano-sized materials due to their unique chemical and physical properties that are useful in nanobiotechnology. There are a variety of nanoparticles (NPs) comprised of organic components and inorganic materials. The combination of such NPs with biological entities such as DNA, peptides and proteins has shown great promise in a range of biotechnological and biomedical applications.