Harnessing the Elasticity of Insect Resilin for Composite Materials

This week, I welcome Dr. Liron Nesiel to the show. She is the CEO of Smart Resilin, a company that is setting out to change the plastic narrative. Using Resilin, a super-performing protein originating from insects, they are using genetic engineering techniques to extract the DNA and tailor-fit the protein for a variety of use […]

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This week, I welcome Dr. Liron Nesiel to the show. She is the CEO of Smart Resilin, a company that is setting out to change the plastic narrative. Using Resilin, a super-performing protein originating from insects, they are using genetic engineering techniques to extract the DNA and tailor-fit the protein for a variety of use cases and produce it at a very large scale.

Having near-perfect elasticity and resilience, Resilin is the most elastic material on earth and can be implemented within a wide range of products such as elastic adhesives, sports goods, composites, 3D printing, and more.

It is a non-toxic bio-degradable protein, so these resilin-based products are environmentally beneficial game changers for multiple applications.

Their mission is to bring nature’s wonder materials to the industry – offering realistic, super-performing, green, and safe materials for a variety of applications.

You can learn more about their work at https://www.smartresilin.com.

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