ABSTRACT

Transition (ITT): The Thermal Response ...............................................180 6.5 Measuring the ITT .....................................................................................181 6.6 Designing the ELP with a Desired

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.....................................................183 6.7 Separating Components in the ITT ........................................................185 6.8 (VPAVG)

, an Unconventional ELP........................................................187 6.9 The

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Mechanism: Energy Transductions..........................................190 6.10 pH-Responsive ELPs.................................................................................191 6.11 Photoresponsive ELPs...............................................................................192 6.12 Self-Assembling Behavior ........................................................................197 6.13 ELPs for Biomedical Applications: Introducing

Tailored Biofunctionality ..........................................................................201 6.14 Outlook........................................................................................................205 References.............................................................................................................205