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 …

Protein design studies using coiled coils have illustrated the potential of engineering simple
peptides to self-associate into polymers and networks. Although basic aspects of self …

Short peptides that are made of natural amino acids were never seriously considered as
useful materials as recent as 16 years ago. However, the discovery of a class of self …

Self-assembly of biomolecules facilitates the creation of a diverse range of hierarchical
nanostructures from a wide range of polymeric and non-polymeric materials. Peptides and …

Several self-assembling peptide and protein systems that form nanotubes, helical ribbons
and fibrous scaffolds have recently emerged as biological materials. Peptides and proteins …

Understanding of macromolecular materials at the molecular level is becoming increasingly
important for a new generation of nanomaterials for nanobiotechnology and other …

Over the last several decades, a great number of advances have been made in the area of
self-assembled supramolecules for regenerative medicine. Such advances have involved …

Self‐assembly is a ubiquitous process in biology where it plays numerous important roles
and underlies the formation of a wide variety of complex biological structures. Over the past …

In the last few years, a variety of self-assembling short peptides that consist exclusively of
simple amino acids have been designed and modified. These peptides exhibit self …

Hydrogels have been widely studied in various biomedical applications, such as tissue
engineering, cell culture, immunotherapy and vaccines, and drug delivery. Peptide-based …