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ArticleAdvanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)2026

Boolean Logic-Based Control Over Recombinant Protein Biomaterial Degradability and Therapeutic Delivery.

Murial L Ross, Ryan Gharios, Shivani Kottantharayil, Cole A DeForest

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Article in Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Murial L RossDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Ryan GhariosDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Shivani KottantharayilDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Cole A DeForestDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0337-3577

Funding

Mimicking, Exploiting, and Understanding Biology's Heterogeneity in 4DR35GM138036 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Cole A DeForest · 2020 to 2026
$2.3M
Goldwater ScholarshipNational Science Foundation DGE-2140004NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM138036NIH HHS R35GM138036University of Washington Mary Gates Endowment
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recombinant protein-based biomaterials offer exciting opportunities in materials design and controlled therapeutic delivery. Though their precursors can be readily synthesized with near-perfect monodispersity and sequence specificity through scalable fermentation processes, recombinant protein materials have yet to achieve the same level of multi-stimuli-responsiveness as their synthetic counterparts. Integrating cutting-edge tools from chemical biology, we autonomously compile topologically specified protein crosslinkers that can be degraded following user-programmable Boolean logic. Covalent step polymerization of these linkers into protein hydrogels yields smart materials whose cargo (e.g., bioactive proteins, cellular therapeutics) can be liberated following bulk degradation in response to user-specified input combinations. Demonstrating the versatility of this approach, we release fluorescent protein mGreenLantern following all 17 possible YES/OR/AND logic outputs in response to a 3-input protease operator set, deliver epidermal growth factor following advanced biocomputation while maintaining native bioactivity, and showcase multiplexed delivery of living cells, all from fully recombinant protein-based hydrogels. Incorporating advanced intelligence into protein biomaterial responsiveness, we anticipate these methods will dramatically expand potential applications in tissue engineering and precision medicine.

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Biocompatible MaterialsLogicRecombinant ProteinsAnimalsEpidermal Growth FactorHumansHydrogelsBiocompatible MaterialsEpidermal Growth FactorHydrogelsRecombinant Proteinsbiomaterialsboolean logiccontrolled releasedrugamerrecombinant proteinsstimuli‐responsive

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PMID42478326
PMCPMC13508760

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