Chemical 'staples' help collagen resist unraveling and repair itself after being heated
Simon Fraser University (SFU) research is yielding new insights into one of the most perplexing properties of collagen. A paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by physics professor Nancy Forde and postdoctoral researcher Alaa Al-Shaer describes key molecular features that help enable this notoriously unstable protein to maintain its structure.
Simon Fraser University (SFU) research is yielding new insights into one of the most perplexing properties of collagen. A paper in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by physics professor Nancy Forde and postdoctoral researcher Alaa Al-Shaer describes key molecular features that help enable this notoriously unstable protein to maintain its structure.
