The present invention provides capsular polysaccharides from Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes identified using NMR. The present invention further provides polysaccharide-protein conjugates in which capsular polysaccharides from one or more of these serotypes are conjugated to a carrier protein such as CRM197. Polysaccharide-protein conjugates from one or more of these serotypes may be included in multivalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines having polysaccharides from multiple additional Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes.

The present invention provides capsular polysaccharides from Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes identified using NMR. The present invention further provides polysaccharide-protein conjugates in which capsular polysaccharides from one or more of these serotypes are conjugated to a carrier protein such as CRM197. Polysaccharide-protein conjugates from one or more of these serotypes may be included in multivalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines having polysaccharides from multiple additional Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes.

A plant protein-furfuryl alcohol wood adhesive and a preparation method thereof are disclosed. The adhesive according to the disclosure is prepared from raw materials comprising, in parts by weight, 10 to 15 parts of a plant protein, 10 to 25 parts of furfuryl alcohol, 4 to 8 parts of water, 1 to 6 parts of a catalyst, and 0 to 20 parts of an additive.

Disclosed herein is a composite material and a skin test platform material in a form of a membrane, comprising silk fibroin and a crosslinking agent, wherein from 4.7 to 14 wt % of the total dry weight of the material is derived from the crosslinking agent. In one embodiment, the crosslinking agent is polyethylene glycol) diglycidyl ether. The membrane has a surface that may be shaped to mimic human skin structures. Also disclosed herein are methods of forming a composite material, a skin test platform material, and determining a property of a test composition such as an anti-bacterial cleansing composition, a skin care product and a perfume.

An aspect of the present disclosure provides a synthetic polymer containing a first segment containing a polypeptide skeleton and one or a plurality of second segments bonded directly to the first segment, in which the second segment contains a molecular group having a plasticizing function for the polypeptide skeleton.

An aspect of the present disclosure provides a synthetic polymer containing a first segment containing a polypeptide skeleton and one or a plurality of second segments bonded directly to the first segment, in which the second segment contains a molecular group having a plasticizing function for the polypeptide skeleton.

The present disclosure provides an epoxidized natural rubber composite and a preparation process thereof, and relates to the technical field of rubber materials. The epoxidized natural rubber composite provided by the present disclosure comprises the following preparation raw materials in parts by weight: 100 parts of epoxidized natural rubber, 1˜30 parts of peanut meal, 0.05˜0.8 parts of surfactants, 0.1˜4 parts of coagulant and 0.2˜12 parts of vulcanization processing aids. The present disclosure utilizes essential amino acids and non-essential amino acids contained in peanut meal to improve the aging resistance of the epoxidized natural rubber. After hot air aging, ozone aging and ultraviolet aging treatments, both the tensile strength retention rate and the elongation at break retention rate of the epoxidized natural rubber composites of the present disclosure can be kept above 83%.

The present disclosure provides an epoxidized natural rubber composite and a preparation process thereof, and relates to the technical field of rubber materials. The epoxidized natural rubber composite provided by the present disclosure comprises the following preparation raw materials in parts by weight: 100 parts of epoxidized natural rubber, 1˜30 parts of peanut meal, 0.05˜0.8 parts of surfactants, 0.1˜4 parts of coagulant and 0.2˜12 parts of vulcanization processing aids. The present disclosure utilizes essential amino acids and non-essential amino acids contained in peanut meal to improve the aging resistance of the epoxidized natural rubber. After hot air aging, ozone aging and ultraviolet aging treatments, both the tensile strength retention rate and the elongation at break retention rate of the epoxidized natural rubber composites of the present disclosure can be kept above 83%.

The present disclosure relates to compositions, methods of making, and methods of using a modified silk-based composition having a selectively tunable hydrophobicity. The provided compositions include silk fibroin having a haloalkyl substituent. The haloalkyl substituent is coupled to an amino acid of the silk fibroin though a linking agent.

The present disclosure relates to compositions, methods of making, and methods of using a modified silk-based composition having a selectively tunable hydrophobicity. The provided compositions include silk fibroin having a haloalkyl substituent. The haloalkyl substituent is coupled to an amino acid of the silk fibroin though a linking agent.