Bioinspired fibrous materials that span the nano-to-meso scales have potentially broad
applications in nanobiotechnology; for instance, as scaffolds in 3D cell culture and tissue …

Our increasing understanding of peptide and protein folding and assembly raises new
possibilities for engineering novel self-assembling supramolecular structures and bio …

Over the decade and a half, interest has soared in the development of peptide‐based
biomaterials and their potential applications in biotechnology. This review outlines the …

We are entering a new phase in biomaterials research in which rational design is being
used to produce functionalised materials tailored to specific applications. As is evident from …

Scientists and bioengineers have dreamed of designing materials from the bottom up with
the finest detail and ultimate control at the single molecular level. The discovery of a class of …

Interest in the design of peptide-based fibrous materials is growing because it opens
possibilities to explore fundamental aspects of peptide self-assembly and to exploit the …

The ability to modify peptide-and protein-based biomaterials selectively under mild
conditions and in aqueous buffers is essential to the development of certain areas of …

Peptides, peptidomimetics, and peptide derivatives that self‐assemble into fibrillar gels have
received increasing interest as synthetic extracellular matrices for applications in 3D cell …

Biological assemblies provide inspiration for the development of new materials for a variety
of applications,. Our ability to realize this potential, however, is hampered by difficulties in …

The triple-helical structure of collagen peptides has recently been harnessed as a subunit in
the higher-order assembly of unique biomaterials. Specific assembly signals have been …