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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Organic and biogenic nanocarriers as bio-friendly systems for bioactive compounds' delivery: state-of-the art and challenges

SM Petrovic, ME Barbinta-Patrascu - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
“Green” strategies to build up novel organic nanocarriers with bioperformance are modern
trends in nanotechnology. In this way, the valorization of bio-wastes and the use of living …

[HTML][HTML] Multifunctional building elements for the construction of peptide drug conjugates

L Xu, S Xu, T Xiang, H Liu, L Chen, B Jiang… - Engineered …, 2022 - Elsevier
Engineering of smart building molecules is key basis in designing intelligent drug delivery
systems. As an emerging sophisticated delivery system strategy, the powerful functions of …

Cupric-ion-promoted fabrication of oxygen-replenishing nanotherapeutics for synergistic chemo and photodynamic therapy against tumor hypoxia

L He, F Xu, Y Li, H Jin, PC Lo - Acta biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Mixing a glutathione (GSH)-responsive carboxy zinc (II) phthalocyanine (ZnPc*) and CuSO
4· 5H 2 O in water with or without the presence of the anticancer drug SN38 resulted in the …

[HTML][HTML] The self-assembly of l-histidine might be the cause of histidinemia

A Ajikumar, AKN Premkumar, SP Narayanan - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract l-Histidine is an essential amino acid with unique biochemical and physiological
properties. Histidinemia is a disease condition caused by the elevated level of l-histidine in …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced nanofiber-based scaffolds for achilles tendon regenerative engineering

S Zhu, Z He, L Ji, W Zhang, Y Tong, J Luo… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The Achilles tendon (AT) is responsible for running, jumping, and standing. The AT injuries
are very common in the population. In the adult population (21–60 years), the incidence of …

Small Peptide–Based Nanodelivery Systems for Cancer Therapy and Diagnosis

IR Singh, N Aggarwal, S Srivastava, JJ Panda… - … of Pharmacology and …, 2024 - ASPET
Developing nano-biomaterials with tunable topology, size, and surface characteristics has
shown tremendously favorable benefits in various biologic and clinical applications. Among …