Self-assembly of amphiphilic amino acid derivatives for biomedical applications

T Wang, C Ménard-Moyon, A Bianco - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Amino acids are one of the simplest biomolecules and they play an essential role in many
biological processes. They have been extensively used as building blocks for the synthesis …

Self-assembly, bioactivity, and nanomaterials applications of peptide conjugates with bulky aromatic terminal groups

IW Hamley - ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2023 - ACS Publications
The self-assembly and structural and functional properties of peptide conjugates containing
bulky terminal aromatic substituents are reviewed with a particular focus on bioactivity …

[HTML][HTML] Stretchable piezoelectric biocrystal thin films

J Li, C Carlos, H Zhou, J Sui, Y Wang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Stretchability is an essential property for wearable devices to match varying strains when
interfacing with soft tissues or organs. While piezoelectricity has broad application potentials …

Ferric ion driven assembly of catalase‐like supramolecular photosensitizing nanozymes for combating hypoxic tumors

Y Li, P Sun, L Zhao, X Yan, DKP Ng… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A facile approach to assemble catalase‐like photosensitizing nanozymes with a self‐oxygen‐
supplying ability was developed. The process involved Fe3+‐driven self‐assembly of …

Recent advances: peptides and self-assembled peptide-nanosystems for antimicrobial therapy and diagnosis

P Zou, WT Chen, T Sun, Y Gao, LL Li, H Wang - Biomaterials Science, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Bacterial infections, especially the refractory treatment of drug-resistant bacteria, are one of
the greatest threats to human health. During the past decades, biomedical nanomaterials …

Amino acid derived biopolymers: Recent advances and biomedical applications

SS Gupta, V Mishra, MD Mukherjee, P Saini… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the past few years, amino acids (AA) have emerged as promising biomaterials for the
synthesis of functional polymers. Owing to the diversity of functional groups in amino acids …

[HTML][HTML] Short peptide-based smart thixotropic hydrogels

B Pramanik - Gels, 2022 - mdpi.com
Thixotropy is a fascinating feature present in many gel systems that has garnered a lot of
attention in the medical field in recent decades. When shear stress is applied, the gel …

Bioinspired Amino Acid Based Materials in Bionanotechnology: From Minimalistic Building Blocks and Assembly Mechanism to Applications

Y Wang, S Rencus-Lazar, H Zhou, Y Yin, X Jiang… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Inspired by natural hierarchical self-assembly of proteins and peptides, amino acids, as the
basic building units, have been shown to self-assemble to form highly ordered structures …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrashort peptide self-assembly: front-runners to transport drug and gene cargos

S Gupta, I Singh, AK Sharma, P Kumar - Frontiers in Bioengineering …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The translational therapies to promote interaction between cell and signal come with
stringent eligibility criteria. The chemically defined, hierarchically organized, and simpler yet …

Entropically-Driven Co-assembly of l-Histidine and l-Phenylalanine to Form Supramolecular Materials

OS Tiwari, R Aizen, M Meli, G Colombo, LJW Shimon… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Molecular self-and co-assembly allow the formation of diverse and well-defined
supramolecular structures with notable physical properties. Among the associating …