Engineering precise sequence-defined polymers for advanced functions

Q Shi, Z Deng, M Hou, X Hu, S Liu - Progress in Polymer Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Unlike natural macromolecules (eg, nucleic acids and proteins) possessing precisely
defined molar mass, chain sequence, chirality, and topology, synthetic polymers are typically …

[HTML][HTML] Cyclic peptides in pipeline: what future for these great molecules?

L Costa, E Sousa, C Fernandes - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cyclic peptides are molecules that are already used as drugs in therapies approved for
various pharmacological activities, for example, as antibiotics, antifungals, anticancer, and …

Rational Design of Bio‐Inspired Peptide Electronic Materials toward Bionanotechnology: Strategies and Applications

J Zhao, Q Liu, X Tong, Y Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Biologically inspired peptide‐based materials, as novel charge transport materials, have
gained increasing interest in bioelectronics due to their remarkable electrical properties and …

Design and synthesis of bioinspired nanomaterials for biomedical application

K Tang, J Xue, Y Zhu, C Wu - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Natural materials and bioprocesses provide abundant inspirations for the design and
synthesis of high‐performance nanomaterials. In the past several decades, bioinspired …

[HTML][HTML] Smart therapies against global pandemics: A potential of short peptides

V Apostolopoulos, J Bojarska, J Feehan… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background As we entered the third year of this pandemic, since the World Health
Organisation (WHO) declared in March 2020 the novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory …

A Comprehensive Review of Self-Assembled Food Protein-Derived Multicomponent Peptides: From Forming Mechanism and Structural Diversity to Applications

Y Li, J Liu, H Zhang, X Shi, S Li, M Yang… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Food protein-derived multicomponent peptides (FPDMPs) are a natural blend of numerous
peptides with various bioactivities and multiple active sites that can assume several …

Orchestrating Chemical and Physical Cross-Linking in Protein Hydrogels to Regulate Embryonic Stem Cell Growth

T Yang, L Wang, WH Wu, S Wei, WB Zhang - ACS Macro Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Protein hydrogels are ideal candidates for next-generation biomaterials due to their
genetically programmable properties. Herein, we report an entirely protein-based hydrogel …

Recent updates in nanoscale delivery systems of platinum (IV) antitumor prodrugs

Z Zhou, P Shi, C Wang, Y Sun, C Gao - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Platinum-based anticancer drugs still play a crucial role in the treatment of various solid
tumors such as ovarian, lung, colorectal, bladder, and breast cancer. However, their ability to …

Peptide Supramolecular Self-Assembly: Regulatory Mechanism, Functional Properties, and Its Application in Foods

H Chen, Z Liu, L Li, X Cai, L Xiang… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Peptide self-assembly, due to its diverse supramolecular nanostructures, excellent
biocompatibility, and bright application prospects, has received wide interest from …

[HTML][HTML] The current research status and strategies employed to modify food-derived bioactive peptides

JJ Majura, W Cao, Z Chen, KK Htwe, W Li, R Du… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The ability of bioactive peptides to exert biological functions has mainly contributed to their
exploitation. The exploitation and utilization of these peptides have grown tremendously …