Self-assembled peptide nanostructures: the design of molecular building blocks and their technological utilization

E Gazit - Chemical Society Reviews, 2007 - pubs.rsc.org
… As previously mentioned, most of the molecular recognition reactions in the biological
world are facilitated by proteins and peptides. Proteins also have a direct connection to the …

Self-assembly of peptides to nanostructures

D Mandal, AN Shirazi, K Parang - Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
… Inspired by the protein assembly in biological systems, various self-assembled peptide
This review focuses on this emerging area, the recent advances in peptide self-assembly, …

Elementary building blocks of self-assembled peptide nanotubes

N Amdursky, M Molotskii, E Gazit… - Journal of the American …, 2010 - ACS Publications
… In the world of biology, “self-assembly” is the ability of biological entities to interact with
one … group of self-assembled structures is peptide nanotubes (PNTs). However, the self-assembly

Peptide self-assembly for crafting functional biological materials

JB Matson, RH Zha, SI Stupp - Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials …, 2011 - Elsevier
… Finally, the development of hybrid systems of self-assembling peptides with biologically
relevant macromolecules into novel constructs represents a new direction in the field of bioactive …

Self-assembled peptide nanotubes are uniquely rigid bioinspired supramolecular structures

N Kol, L Adler-Abramovich, D Barlam, RZ Shneck… - Nano …, 2005 - ACS Publications
… of self-assembled diphenylalanine-based peptide nanotubes. … places these peptide nanotubes
among the stiffest biological … for the design and assembly of biocompatible nanodevices. …

Selfassembled peptide nanostructures for biomedical applications: advantages and challenges

J Castillo-León, KB Andersen… - … science and engineering, 2011 - books.google.com
… In summary, manipulation of self-assembled peptide nanostructure was possible without
altering the properties or the structure of these biological entities. Contact and contact-free …

Molecular self-assembly of surfactant-like peptides to form nanotubes and nanovesicles

S Vauthey, S Santoso, H Gong… - Proceedings of the …, 2002 - National Acad Sciences
… We are interested in broadening the diversity of the building blocks of self-assembling
peptides for scaffolds and biological materials. We therefore designed another class of …

Self-assembly of peptide based nanotubes

JM Buriak, MR Ghadiri - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 1997 - Elsevier
… The number of self-assembling peptide nanotube structures outlined are testament to their
… of applications in materials science, chemistry and biology. The remarkable stability of the …

Peptide‐based nanotubes and their applications in bionanotechnology

X Gao, H Matsui - Advanced Materials, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Biological molecules, such as peptides and proteins, undergo selfassembly processes in …
force for investigating and developing peptide nanotube assemblies for biological and non-…

Self-assembly of biological structures

DJ Kushner - Bacteriological reviews, 1969 - Am Soc Microbiol
… A polypeptide Much of contemporary biological thought is … and for the thermodynamics
of self-assembly. This review, … the role of self-assembly in forming biological structures, will …