There is considerable interest in the development of hybrid organic–inorganic materials
because of the potential for harvesting the unique capabilities that each system has to offer …

Biological systems have developed a wide range of ingenious solutions, which serve as
valuable sources for inspiration in designing new materials and systems. The evolutionary …

Nature has long used peptide-and protein-based manufacturing to create structures whose
remarkable mechanical, transport, optical, and even magnetic properties are determined by …

Joining biology with materials science requires the ability to design, engineer and control
biology/solid‐state materials interfaces at the molecular level. The specific molecular …

▪ Abstract Molecular biomimetics can be defined as mimicking function, synthesis, or
structure of materials and systems at the molecular scale using biological pathways. Here …

In nature, the molecular-recognition ability of peptides and, consequently, their functions are
evolved through successive cycles of mutation and selection. Using biology as a guide, it is …

In nature, proteins are the machinery that accomplish many functions through their specific
recognition and interactions in biological systems from single-celled to multicellular …

Conspectus Protein-based biomaterials attract growing interests due to their encoded and
programmable robust mechanical properties, superelasticity, plasticity, shape adaptability …

Controlled binding and assembly of peptides onto inorganic substrates is at the core of
bionanotechnology and biological-materials engineering. Peptides offer several unique …

Over the past decades, solid-binding peptides (SBPs) have found multiple applications in
materials science. In non-covalent surface modification strategies, solid-binding peptides …