Peptide design and self-assembly into targeted nanostructure and functional materials

NJ Sinha, MG Langenstein, DJ Pochan… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Peptides have been extensively utilized to construct nanomaterials that display targeted
structure through hierarchical assembly. The self-assembly of both rationally designed …

Electron microscopy studies of soft nanomaterials

Z Lyu, L Yao, W Chen, FC Kalutantirige… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This review highlights recent efforts on applying electron microscopy (EM) to soft (including
biological) nanomaterials. We will show how developments of both the hardware and …

Advances in mass spectrometry imaging for spatial cancer metabolomics

X Ma, FM Fernández - Mass spectrometry reviews, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Mass spectrometry (MS) has become a central technique in cancer research. The ability to
analyze various types of biomolecules in complex biological matrices makes it well suited for …

Multistep desolvation as a fundamental principle governing peptide self-assembly through liquid–liquid phase separation

C Yuan, R Xing, J Cui, W Fan, J Li, X Yan - CCS Chemistry, 2024 - chinesechemsoc.org
Biomolecular self-assembly based on peptides and proteins is a general phenomenon
encountered in natural and synthetic systems. Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) is …

Liquid‐phase electron microscopy for soft matter science and biology

H Wu, H Friedrich, JP Patterson… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Innovations in liquid‐phase electron microscopy (LP‐EM) have made it possible to perform
experiments at the optimized conditions needed to examine soft matter. The main obstacle is …

A close look at molecular self-assembly with the transmission electron microscope

A Rizvi, JT Mulvey, BP Carpenter, R Talosig… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Molecular self-assembly is pervasive in the formation of living and synthetic materials.
Knowledge gained from research into the principles of molecular self-assembly drives …

Microscopic imaging techniques for molecular assemblies: electron, atomic force, and confocal microscopies

R Kubota, W Tanaka, I Hamachi - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Self-assembly is promising for construction of a wide variety of supramolecular assemblies,
whose 1D/2D/3D structures are typically relevant to their functions. In-depth understanding …

Protein-mimetic self-assembly with synthetic macromolecules

MH Barbee, ZM Wright, BP Allen, HF Taylor… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Protein-mimetic amphiphiles have significant promise as a platform to access the complex
functions of natural biological materials and incorporate the tunability and environmental …

Direct imaging of the atomic mechanisms governing the growth and shape of bimetallic Pt–Pd nanocrystals by in situ liquid cell STEM

W Dachraoui, MI Bodnarchuk, R Erni - ACS nano, 2022 - ACS Publications
Understanding the atomic mechanisms governing the growth of bimetallic nanoalloys is of
great interest for scientists. As a promising material for photocatalysis applications, Pt–Pd …

Nanopipette dynamic microscopy unveils nano coffee ring

D Zhang, Y Shao, J Zhou, Q Zhan, Z Wen… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Liquid-phase electron microscopy (LP-EM) imaging has revolutionized our understanding of
nanosynthesis and assembly. However, the current closed geometry limits its application for …