Biomimetic science has attracted great interest in the fields of chemistry, biology, materials
science, and energy. Biomimetic mineralization is the process of synthesizing inorganic …

With their unique sequence‐specific self‐assembly and their substrate recognition
properties, peptides play critical roles in controlling the biomineralization of inorganic …

Molecular design and biomimetic/bioinspired synthesis provide facile ways for the
construction of functional nanomaterials for various applications. Peptide-based functional …

Peptides can self‐assemble into various hierarchical nanostructures through noncovalent
interactions and form functional materials exhibiting excellent chemical and physical …

The rise of bacterial resistance to current antibiotics poses a threat to humanity and
reinforces the need for new-generation nanomaterials with antibacterial properties and …

Currently, protein/peptide-based biomimetic mineralization has been demonstrated to be an
efficient and promising strategy for synthesis of inorganic/metal nanoparticles (NPs) for …

Peptide molecules have design flexibility, self-assembly ability, high biocompatibility, good
biodegradability, and easy functionalization, which promote their applications as versatile …

Conspectus Natural organisms make a wide variety of exquisitely complex, nano-, micro-,
and macroscale structured materials in an energy-efficient and highly reproducible manner …

Biomimetic mineralization is a powerful approach for the synthesis of advanced materials
with complex shape, hierarchical organization and controlled size, shape and polymorph …

In this critical review we highlight recent advances in the use of peptide-and protein-related
materials as smart building blocks in nanotechnology. Peptides and proteins can be very …