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R. Lewis

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R. Lewis — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 59
Works: 199
Citations: 11K

Most-cited papers

Spider silk: ancient ideas for new biomaterials.
R. Lewis
2006Chemical Reviews370 citations
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Silkworms transformed with chimeric silkworm/spider silk genes spin composite silk fibers with improved mechanical properties
F. Teulé, Y. Miao, B. Sohn, Young-Soo Kim +4 more
2012Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America268 citations Open access
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Molecular and mechanical characterization of aciniform silk: uniformity of iterated sequence modules in a novel member of the spider silk fibroin gene family.
C. Hayashi, T. Blackledge, R. Lewis
2004Molecular biology and evolution230 citations Open access
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A protocol for the production of recombinant spider silk-like proteins for artificial fiber spinning
F. Teulé, A. R. Cooper, William A. Furin, D. Bittencourt +3 more
2009Nature Protocols202 citations Open access
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Determining secondary structure in spider dragline silk by carbon-carbon correlation solid-state NMR spectroscopy.
G. Holland, M. S. Creager, Janelle E. Jenkins, R. Lewis +1 more
2008Journal of the American Chemical Society158 citations
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Analysis of the conserved N-terminal domains in major ampullate spider silk proteins.
Dagmara Motriuk-Smith, Alyson Smith, C. Hayashi, R. Lewis
2005Biomacromolecules115 citations
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Quantitative Correlation Between the Protein Primary Sequences and Secondary Structures in Spider Dragline Silks
Janelle E. Jenkins, M. S. Creager, R. Lewis, G. Holland +1 more
2010Biomacromolecules112 citations Open access
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Solid-state NMR evidence for elastin-like beta-turn structure in spider dragline silk.
Janelle E. Jenkins, M. S. Creager, Emily Butler, R. Lewis +2 more
2010Chemical Communications107 citations
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Spider web glue: two proteins expressed from opposite strands of the same DNA sequence.
Omer Choresh, Battuya Bayarmagnai, R. Lewis
2009Biomacromolecules103 citations
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Modifications of spider silk sequences in an attempt to control the mechanical properties of the synthetic fibers
F. Teulé, William A. Furin, A. R. Cooper, J. R. Duncan +1 more
200797 citations
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WISE NMR characterization of nanoscale heterogeneity and mobility in supercontracted Nephila clavipes spider dragline silk.
G. Holland, R. Lewis, J. Yarger
2004Journal of the American Chemical Society96 citations
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Solid-state NMR investigation of major and minor ampullate spider silk in the native and hydrated states.
G. Holland, Janelle E. Jenkins, M. S. Creager, R. Lewis +1 more
2008Biomacromolecules91 citations
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Development of a Process for the Spinning of Synthetic Spider Silk
C. Copeland, Brianne E. Bell, C. D. Christensen, R. Lewis
2015ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering89 citations Open access
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Properties of synthetic spider silk fibers based on Argiope aurantia MaSp2.
A. Brooks, Shane M. Stricker, S. Joshi, Timothy J. Kamerzell +2 more
2008Biomacromolecules87 citations
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An investigation of the divergence of major ampullate silk fibers from Nephila clavipes and Argiope aurantia.
A. Brooks, H. Steinkraus, Shane R. Nelson, R. Lewis
2005Biomacromolecules86 citations
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Inducing β-Sheets Formation in Synthetic Spider Silk Fibers by Aqueous Post-Spin Stretching
Bo An, M. Hinman, G. Holland, J. Yarger +1 more
2011Biomacromolecules77 citations Open access
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Combining flagelliform and dragline spider silk motifs to produce tunable synthetic biopolymer fibers
F. Teulé, Bennett Addison, A. R. Cooper, J. Ayon +5 more
2011Biopolymers76 citations Open access
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Mechanical and Physical Properties of Recombinant Spider Silk Films Using Organic and Aqueous Solvents
Chauncey L. Tucker, Justin A. Jones, Heidi N. Bringhurst, C. Copeland +5 more
2014Biomacromolecules75 citations Open access
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Nephila clavipes Flagelliform Silk-like GGX Motifs Contribute to Extensibility and Spacer Motifs Contribute to Strength in Synthetic Spider Silk Fibers
S. Adrianos, F. Teulé, M. Hinman, Justin A. Jones +3 more
2013Biomacromolecules74 citations Open access
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Solid-State NMR Comparison of Various Spiders’ Dragline Silk Fiber
M. S. Creager, Janelle E. Jenkins, Leigh A Thagard-Yeaman, A. Brooks +4 more
2010Biomacromolecules74 citations Open access
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Quantifying the fraction of glycine and alanine in β-sheet and helical conformations in spider dragline silk using solid-state NMR
G. Holland, Janelle E. Jenkins, M. S. Creager, R. Lewis +1 more
2008Chemical Communications73 citations Open access
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More than just fibers: an aqueous method for the production of innovative recombinant spider silk protein materials.
Justin A. Jones, Thomas I Harris, Chauncey L. Tucker, K. R. Berg +8 more
2015Biomacromolecules72 citations
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Molecular characterization and evolutionary study of spider tubuliform (eggcase) silk protein.
M. Tian, R. Lewis
2005Biochemistry70 citations
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CRISPR/Cas9 Initiated Transgenic Silkworms as a Natural Spinner of Spider Silk.
Xiao-Li Zhang, L. Xia, Breton A. Day, Thomas I Harris +7 more
2019Biomacromolecules68 citations
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E-Spun Composite Fibers of Collagen and Dragline Silk Protein: Fiber Mechanics, Biocompatibility, and Application in Stem Cell Differentiation
Bofan Zhu, Wen Li, R. Lewis, C. Segre +1 more
2014Biomacromolecules68 citations Open access
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Effects of different post-spin stretching conditions on the mechanical properties of synthetic spider silk fibers
Amy E Albertson, F. Teulé, Warner S. Weber, J. Yarger +1 more
2013Journal of The Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials64 citations Open access
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Optimization of Glutaraldehyde Vapor Treatment for Electrospun Collagen/Silk Tissue Engineering Scaffolds
Bofan Zhu, Wen Li, Naiwei Chi, R. Lewis +2 more
2017ACS Omega62 citations Open access
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Piriform Spider Silk Sequences Reveal Unique Repetitive Elements
David J. Perry, D. Bittencourt, J. Siltberg-Liberles, E. Rech +1 more
2010Biomacromolecules56 citations Open access
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Economic feasibility and environmental impact of synthetic spider silk production from escherichia coli.
A. Edlund, Justin A. Jones, R. Lewis, J. Quinn
2018New Biotechnology55 citations Open access
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Reproducing Natural Spider Silks’ Copolymer Behavior in Synthetic Silk Mimics
Bo An, Janelle E. Jenkins, S. Sampath, G. Holland +3 more
2012Biomacromolecules54 citations Open access
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Physical and Biological Regulation of Neuron Regenerative Growth and Network Formation on Recombinant Dragline Silks
Bo An, M. Tang-Schomer, Wen-Wen Huang, Jiu-Yang He +3 more
2015Biomaterials48 citations Open access
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Expansion and intragenic homogenization of spider silk genes since the Triassic: evidence from Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and their kin) spidroins.
J. Garb, Teresa Dimauro, R. Lewis, C. Hayashi
2007Molecular biology and evolution48 citations Open access
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Sticky Situation: An Investigation of Robust Aqueous-Based Recombinant Spider Silk Protein Coatings and Adhesives.
Thomas I Harris, Danielle A. Gaztambide, Breton A. Day, C. Brock +3 more
2016Biomacromolecules42 citations Open access
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Separation of opioid peptides utilizing high performance liquid chromatography.
R. Lewis, Stanley Stein, Sidney Udenfriend
2009International journal of peptide & protein research41 citations
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Effect of loading rate on mechanical properties and fracture morphology of spider silk.
M. Hudspeth, X. Nie, Wei-Nong W. Chen, R. Lewis
2012Biomacromolecules40 citations
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Large Scale production of Synthetic Spider Silk Proteins in Escherichia Coli.
G. Bhattacharyya, P. Oliveira, Sreevidhya T. Krishnaji, Dong-Qing Chen +6 more
2021Protein Expression and Purification36 citations Open access
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Secondary Structure Adopted by the Gly-Gly-X Repetitive Regions of Dragline Spider Silk
Geoffrey M. Gray, A. van der Vaart, Chengchen Guo, Justin A. Jones +5 more
2016International Journal of Molecular Sciences34 citations Open access
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Distinct contributions of model MaSp1 and MaSp2 like peptides to the mechanical properties of synthetic major ampullate silk fibers as revealed in silico
A. Brooks, Shane R. Nelson, Justin A. Jones, Courtney Koenig +3 more
2008Nanotechnology, Science and Applications34 citations Open access
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Thermophysical properties of the dragline silk of Nephila clavipes spider
C. Xing, T. Munro, B. White, H. Ban +2 more
201429 citations
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COMPARISON OF PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THREE SILKS FROM NEPHILA CLA VIPES AND ARANEUS GEMMOIDES
S. Stauffer, S. Coguill, R. Lewis
201626 citations
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Bionanotechnology : proteins to nanodevices
V. Renugopalakrishnan, R. Lewis
200622 citations
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A MaSp2-like gene found in the Amazon mygalomorph spider Avicularia juruensis.
D. Bittencourt, K. Dittmar, R. Lewis, E. Rech
2010Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Comparative Biochemistry21 citations Open access
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Piezoresponse, Mechanical, and Electrical Characteristics of Synthetic Spider Silk Nanofibers
N. Shehata, I. Kandas, Ibrahim Hassounah, Patrik Sobolčiak +5 more
2018Nanomaterials20 citations Open access
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Utilizing Recombinant Spider Silk Proteins To Develop a Synthetic Bruch’s Membrane for Modeling the Retinal Pigment Epithelium
Thomas I Harris, C. Paterson, Farhad Farjood, I. Wadsworth +4 more
2019ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering17 citations Open access
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Introducing a Rigid Loop Structure from Deer into Mouse Prion Protein Increases Its Propensity for Misfolding In Vitro
Leah M. Kyle, T. John, H. Schätzl, R. Lewis
2013PLoS ONE17 citations Open access
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The next generation of protein super‐fibres: robust recombinant production and recovery of hagfish intermediate filament proteins with fibre spinning and mechanical–structural characterizations
Paula E. Oliveira, Dong-Qing Chen, Brianne E. Bell, Thomas I Harris +5 more
2021Microbial Biotechnology15 citations Open access
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Efficient screening of high-signal and low-background antibody pairs in the bio-bar code assay using prion protein as the target.
B. Brooks, Amy E Albertson, Justin A Jones, J. O. Speare +1 more
2008Analytical Biochemistry15 citations
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Nanoscale investigations of synthetic spider silk fibers modified by physical and chemical processes
G. Menezes, F. Teulé, R. Lewis, L. P. Silva +1 more
201313 citations
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Silkworms with Spider Silklike Fibers Using Synthetic Silkworm Chow Containing Calcium Lignosulfonate, Carbon Nanotubes, and Graphene
Xiao-Li Zhang, Ana Laura Licon, Thomas I Harris, P. Oliveira +7 more
2019ACS Omega12 citations Open access
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Method for the Destruction of Endotoxin in Synthetic Spider Silk Proteins
R. Decker, Thomas I Harris, Dylan R. Memmott, C. J. Peterson +2 more
2018Scientific Reports11 citations Open access
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