Atomic-scale cryogenic electron microscopy imaging of self-assembled peptoid nanostructures

X Jiang, RN Zuckermann, NP Balsara - Journal of Materials Research, 2023 - Springer
Amphiphilic polypeptoids with defined sequences, versatile in forming various
nanostructures, are ideal for mimicking biomacromolecular structures. The predictive design …

Access to Advanced Functional Materials through Postmodification of Biomimetic Assemblies via Click Chemistry

AY Heble, CL Chen - Biomacromolecules, 2024 - ACS Publications
The design, synthesis, and fabrication of functional nanomaterials with specific properties
remain a long-standing goal for many scientific fields. The self-assembly of sequence …

Robust Multifunctional Ultrathin 2 Nanometer Organic Nanofibers

H Jin, P Wu, Z Liu, Z Sun, W Feng, Y Ding, H Cao… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Ultrathin organic nanofibers (UTONFs) represent an emerging class of nanomaterials as
they carry a set of favorable attributes, including ultrahigh specific surface area, lightweight …

Thermodynamic Driving Forces for the Self-Assembly of Diblock Polypeptoids

X Luo, T Yu, NK Li, RN Zuckermann, X Jiang… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Peptoid polymers with sequence-defined side chains are observed to self-assemble into a
variety of structures spanning nanometer and micron scales. We explored a diblock …

Hierarchical Self‐Assembly of Multidimensional Functional Materials from Sequence‐Defined Peptoids

L Shao, D Hu, SL Zheng, TKH Trinh… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hierarchical self‐assembly represents a powerful strategy for the fabrication of functional
materials across various length scales. However, achieving precise formation of functional …

Effect of Micellar Morphology on the Temperature-Induced Structural Evolution of ABC Polypeptoid Triblock Terpolymers into Two-Compartment Hydrogel Network

N Jiang, T Yu, M Zhang, BN Barrett, H Sun… - …, 2024 - ACS Publications
We investigated the temperature-dependent structural evolution of thermoreversible triblock
terpolypeptoid hydrogels, namely poly (N-allyl glycine)-b-poly (N-methyl glycine)-b-poly (N …

[HTML][HTML] Recent Experimental Advances in Characterizing the Self-Assembly and Phase Behavior of Polypeptoids

L Kang, Q Wang, L Zhang, H Zou, J Gao, K Niu… - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polypeptoids are a family of synthetic peptidomimetic polymers featuring N-substituted
polyglycine backbones with large chemical and structural diversity. Their synthetic …

Preparation of Autoclavable and Injectable Silk Fibroin Cryogels for Tissue Engineering Applications

H Han, H Li, L Wang, Y Zhu, H Guan, J Yao… - Macromolecular … - Wiley Online Library
A cryogel is a supermacroporous gel network that is generated at subzero temperatures by
polymerizing monomers or gelating polymeric precursors. Since cryogels possess inherent …

An Investigation Into the Formation Pathway of Peptoid Supramolecular Structures

Z Zhang - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Functions of nanomaterials assembled from sequence-defined macromolecules are highly
determined by their molecular packings and self-assembled morphologies. Peptoids, N …

Relationship between molecular structure and corrugations in self-assembled polypeptoid nanosheets revealed by cryogenic electron microscopy

X Jiang, RN Zuckermann, NP Balsara - Physical Review Materials, 2024 - APS
Designing conformationally dynamic molecules that self-assemble into predictable
nanostructures remains an important unmet challenge. This paper describes how atomic …