The interest in functional supramolecular systems for the design of innovative materials and
technologies, able to fundamentally change the world, is growing at a high pace. The huge …

Self-assembling systems play a significant role in physiological functions and have therefore
attracted tremendous attention due to their great potential for applications in energy …

Biomolecular piezoelectric materials are considered a strong candidate material for
biomedical applications due to their robust piezoelectricity, biocompatibility, and low …

Peptides of natural and synthetic sources are compounds operating in a wide range of
biological interactions. They play a key role in biotechnological applications as both …

Bioinspired nanostructures can be the ideal functional smart materials to bridge the
fundamental biology, biomedicine and nanobiotechnology fields. Among them, short …

Application of food proteins as a tool to form nanostructures (especially nanotubular shapes)
has been an interesting topic for both the food and pharmaceutical sectors. Organic and …

Amyloid aggregation is a widespread process that involves proteins and peptides with
different molecular complexity and amino acid composition. The structural motif (cross-β) …

Because of their commanding properties, ultrashort and short peptides are gaining
significance as viable candidates for molecular self-assembly, which is a naturally inspired …

A reconstructive phase transition has been found and studied in ultrashort di-and tripeptide
nanostructures, self-assembled from biomolecules of different compositions and origin such …

The conformation and self-assembly of four lipopeptides, peptide amphiphiles comprising
peptides conjugated to lipid chains, in aqueous solution have been examined. The peptide …