Self-assembled peptide nanostructures have been increasingly exploited as functional
materials for applications in biomedicine and energy. The emergent properties of these …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been attracting much attention due to their excellent
antimicrobial efficiency and low rate in driving antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which has …

In recent decades, peptides, which can possess high potency, excellent selectivity, and low
toxicity, have emerged as promising therapeutics for cancer applications. Combined with an …

To be optimally effective, peptide-based vaccines need to be administered with adjuvants.
Many currently available adjuvants are toxic, not biodegradable; they invariably invoke …

Chronic wound infections have caused an increasing number of deaths and economic
burden, which necessitates wound treatment options. Hitherto, the development of functional …

Vaccination shows great promise in cancer immunotherapy. However, the induction of
robust and broad therapeutic CD8 T cell immunity against tumors is challenging due to the …

Despite the undeniable success of vaccination programs in preventing diseases, effective
vaccines against several life-threatening infectious pathogens such as human …

Persistent infection with high-risk human papillomaviruses (HPVs), such as HPV-16 and
HPV-18, can induce cervical cancer in humans. The disease carries high morbidity and …

Active immunotherapies raising antibody responses against autologous targets are
receiving increasing interest as alternatives to the administration of manufactured …

Conspectus Immunotherapies harness an individual's immune system to battle diseases
such as cancer and autoimmunity. During cancer, the immune system often fails to detect …