Fibrous Proteins: Structures and Mechanisms

This book provides a unique discussion of the exciting advances made in the field of fibrous proteins over the past decade. The authors are world experts in their respective fields and each has provided the reader with a “state-of-the-art” summary of current thinking. As such, the book is clearly written and liberally illustrated. Those fibrous proteins described in detail include the constituents of muscle, keratin, connective tissue, silk, fibrin and biomaterials. The opening chapter by W...