Self-assembling peptide EAK16 and RADA16 nanofiber scaffold hydrogel
Short peptides are ubiquitous in nature. They are found as hormones, pheromones,
antibacterial and antifungal agents in innate immunity systems, toxins, and pesticides. But …
antibacterial and antifungal agents in innate immunity systems, toxins, and pesticides. But …
Supramolecular hydrogelators and hydrogels: from soft matter to molecular biomaterials
In this review we intend to provide a relatively comprehensive summary of the work of
supramolecular hydrogelators after 2004 and to put emphasis particularly on the …
supramolecular hydrogelators after 2004 and to put emphasis particularly on the …
Analyte-responsive hydrogels: intelligent materials for biosensing and drug delivery
Conspectus Nature has mastered the art of molecular recognition. For example, using
synergistic non-covalent interactions, proteins can distinguish between molecules and bind …
synergistic non-covalent interactions, proteins can distinguish between molecules and bind …
[HTML][HTML] Biomedical applications of supramolecular systems based on host–guest interactions
X Ma, Y Zhao - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
The development of supramolecular chemistry dates back to 1987 when Lehn, Cram, and
Pedersen won the Nobel Prize on account of their leading discoveries in the host–guest …
Pedersen won the Nobel Prize on account of their leading discoveries in the host–guest …
Functional π-gelators and their applications
Supramolecular chemistry originally defined by Lehn as “chemistry beyond molecules”
exploits noncovalent interactions between molecules to form 1D, 2D, and 3D …
exploits noncovalent interactions between molecules to form 1D, 2D, and 3D …
Supramolecular polymeric hydrogels
The supramolecular crosslinking of polymer chains in water by specific, directional and
dynamic non-covalent interactions has led to the development of novel supramolecular …
dynamic non-covalent interactions has led to the development of novel supramolecular …
Nanocarrier-based systems for targeted and site specific therapeutic delivery
Systemic drug delivery methods such as oral or parenteral administration of free drugs
possess relatively low treatment efficiency and marked adverse side effects. The use of …
possess relatively low treatment efficiency and marked adverse side effects. The use of …
High-water-content mouldable hydrogels by mixing clay and a dendritic molecular binder
With the world's focus on reducing our dependency on fossil-fuel energy, the scientific
community can investigate new plastic materials that are much less dependent on petroleum …
community can investigate new plastic materials that are much less dependent on petroleum …
Synthetic biomaterials as instructive extracellular microenvironments for morphogenesis in tissue engineering
MP Lutolf, JA Hubbell - Nature biotechnology, 2005 - nature.com
New generations of synthetic biomaterials are being developed at a rapid pace for use as
three-dimensional extracellular microenvironments to mimic the regulatory characteristics of …
three-dimensional extracellular microenvironments to mimic the regulatory characteristics of …
Cancer cell death induced by the intracellular self-assembly of an enzyme-responsive supramolecular gelator
A Tanaka, Y Fukuoka, Y Morimoto… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
We report cancer cell death initiated by the intracellular molecular self-assembly of a peptide
lipid, which was derived from a gelator precursor. The gelator precursor was designed to …
lipid, which was derived from a gelator precursor. The gelator precursor was designed to …