The invention provides a method for the controlled assembly of layered silk fibroin coatings using aqueous silk fibroin material. The methods described herein can be used to coat substrates of any material, shape, or size. Importantly, the described methods enable control of the biomaterial surface chemistry, thickness, morphology and structure using layered thin film coatings, or bulk coatings. Furthermore, the methods can be performed in all water and do not require intensive chemical processing enabling controlled entrapment of labile molecules such as, drugs, cytokines, and even cells or viruses to generate functional coatings that can be used in a variety of applications.

The present invention relates to a set of carbon atoms in the sp.sup.2 hybridization state functionalized with an antibacterial antibody or a lectin, and to an antibacterial peptide, a method for preparing it, and its uses, in particular for rendering a surface antibacterial. The present invention is also directed to a material covered with such a functionalized set, as well as to a method for preparing it.

3D printing of biopolymer-based inks provides for manufacturing a broad range of products with desirable properties. A print nozzle may be charged to form a cone-shaped ink droplet to result in increased resolution, more reliable contact with irregular surfaces, and a mechanism to control contacting the ink to the print surface.

3D printing of biopolymer-based inks provides for manufacturing a broad range of products with desirable properties. A print nozzle may be charged to form a cone-shaped ink droplet to result in increased resolution, more reliable contact with irregular surfaces, and a mechanism to control contacting the ink to the print surface.

An antifreeze member includes a metal substrate, and a first coating layer including a recombinant antifreeze protein in which a metal-binding protein is conjugated to a performance-enhancing reformed antifreeze protein, and being bonded to the metal substrate via the metal-binding protein.

An antifreeze member includes a metal substrate, and a first coating layer including a recombinant antifreeze protein in which a metal-binding protein is conjugated to a performance-enhancing reformed antifreeze protein, and being bonded to the metal substrate via the metal-binding protein.

An antifreeze member includes a metal substrate, and a first coating layer including a recombinant antifreeze protein in which a metal-binding protein is conjugated to a performance-enhancing reformed antifreeze protein, and being bonded to the metal substrate via the metal-binding protein.

Provided is a water-absorbing and quick-drying property-imparting agent capable of easily imparting water-absorbing and quick-drying properties to various materials or articles in a simple process, and a method capable of easily imparting water-absorbing and quick-drying properties to predetermined materials or articles.

A water-absorbing and quick-drying property-imparting agent containing modified fibroin as an active ingredient, and a method for imparting water-absorbing and quick-drying properties to an article, the method including a step of incorporating modified fibroin into the article.

Provided is a water-absorbing and quick-drying property-imparting agent capable of easily imparting water-absorbing and quick-drying properties to various materials or articles in a simple process, and a method capable of easily imparting water-absorbing and quick-drying properties to predetermined materials or articles.

A water-absorbing and quick-drying property-imparting agent containing modified fibroin as an active ingredient, and a method for imparting water-absorbing and quick-drying properties to an article, the method including a step of incorporating modified fibroin into the article.

The present invention discloses a method of making a non-biodegradable flexible packaging substrate biodegradable. The method comprises the steps of (i) providing a substrate web from an unwind to a coating station (402), (ii) applying thin layer of uniform deposition of a curable coating on atleast one surface of the substrate partially or completely by the coating station wherein the external surface of the substrate is essentially coated, (iii) curing the coating applied on the substrate web by a curing unit, and (iv) collecting the coated substrate web in roll at rewind. Further, the thickness of the thin layer of uniform deposition is in the range of 0.01 gsm to 10 gsm. Representative drawing