To generate solid, crosslinked rec1-resilin, conditions were established for formation of dityrosine crosslinks between soluble proteins to produce very high molecular weight crosslinked polymeric ...

Animals can simplify the brain control of their limb movements by moving a joint with just one muscle that operates against a spring made of the almost perfect elastic substance called resilin. This ...

Resilin-based antibacterial nano-coatings can completely block bacteria from attaching to a surface. A collaborative team, led by researchers at RMIT University (Melbourne, Australia), has developed ...

Fleas can jump and cicadas can sing because of an elastic protein called resilin. Now, for the first time, scientists have made it in the lab. It's extremely elastic, and scientists say it could be ...

In a world first, CSIRO scientists have copied nature to produce a near-perfect rubber from resilin, the elastic protein which gives fleas their remarkable jumping ability and helps insects fly. This ...

Scientists in Australia have developed a smart, bacteria-repelling coating based on resilin the ultra-elastic protein that gives fleas their legendary jumping power. When applied to surfaces like ...

The collaborative study led by researchers at RMIT University is the first reported use of antibacterial coatings made from resilin-mimetic proteins to fully block bacteria from attaching to a surface ...

(Nanowerk News) The remarkable, rubber-like protein that enables dragonflies, grasshoppers and other insects to flap their wings, jump and chirp has major potential uses in medicine, scientists ...

Resilin provides elasticity to mechanically active tissues such as flea leg joints or locust wing-hinges. But resilin was not previously known to be in beetle glandular systems. The beetles can spray ...