Drug delivery by supramolecular design

MJ Webber, R Langer - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The rational design of drug delivery approaches leveraging supramolecular chemistry
(ie,“chemistry beyond the molecule”) has garnered significant interest in recent years toward …

Supramolecular hydrogelators and hydrogels: from soft matter to molecular biomaterials

X Du, J Zhou, J Shi, B Xu - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
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 …

Enzymatic noncovalent synthesis

H He, W Tan, J Guo, M Yi, AN Shy, B Xu - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Enzymatic reactions and noncovalent (ie, supramolecular) interactions are two fundamental
nongenetic attributes of life. Enzymatic noncovalent synthesis (ENS) refers to a process …

Supramolecular biomaterials

MJ Webber, EA Appel, EW Meijer, R Langer - Nature materials, 2016 - nature.com
Polymers, ceramics and metals have historically dominated the application of materials in
medicine. Yet rationally designed materials that exploit specific, directional, tunable and …

Enzyme-Instructed Intracellular Peptide Assemblies

Z Liu, J Guo, Y Qiao, B Xu - Accounts of chemical research, 2023 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Higher-order or supramolecular protein assemblies, usually regulated by
enzymatic reactions, are ubiquitous and essential for cellular functions. This evolutionary …

Integrating enzymatic self-assembly and mitochondria targeting for selectively killing cancer cells without acquired drug resistance

H Wang, Z Feng, Y Wang, R Zhou… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Targeting organelles by modulating the redox potential of mitochondria is a promising
approach to kill cancer cells that minimizes acquired drug resistance. However, it lacks …

Enzymatic assemblies disrupt the membrane and target endoplasmic reticulum for selective cancer cell death

Z Feng, H Wang, S Wang, Q Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is responsible for the synthesis and folding of a large
number of proteins, as well as intracellular calcium regulation, lipid synthesis, and lipid …

Supramolecular biofunctional materials

J Zhou, J Li, X Du, B Xu - Biomaterials, 2017 - Elsevier
This review discusses supramolecular biofunctional materials, a novel class of biomaterials
formed by small molecules that are held together via noncovalent interactions. The …

Designed peptide amphiphiles as scaffolds for tissue engineering

W Sun, DA Gregory, X Zhao - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Peptide amphiphiles (PAs) are peptide-based molecules that contain a peptide sequence as
a head group covalently conjugated to a hydrophobic segment, such as lipid tails. They can …

Self-assembling peptide-based building blocks in medical applications

H Acar, S Srivastava, EJ Chung… - Advanced drug delivery …, 2017 - Elsevier
Peptides and peptide-conjugates, comprising natural and synthetic building blocks, are an
increasingly popular class of biomaterials. Self-assembled nanostructures based on …