Stimuli responsive dynamic transformations in supramolecular gels

S Panja, DJ Adams - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Supramolecular gels are formed by the self-assembly of small molecules under the
influence of various non-covalent interactions. As the interactions are individually weak and …

Personal perspective on understanding low molecular weight gels

DJ Adams - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2022 - ACS Publications
Low molecular weight gels are formed by the self-assembly of small molecules into
anisotropic structures that form a network capable of immobilizing the solvent. Such gels are …

Self-assembly, bioactivity, and nanomaterials applications of peptide conjugates with bulky aromatic terminal groups

IW Hamley - ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2023 - ACS Publications
The self-assembly and structural and functional properties of peptide conjugates containing
bulky terminal aromatic substituents are reviewed with a particular focus on bioactivity …

In Situ Forming, Enzyme-Responsive Peptoid-Peptide Hydrogels: An Advanced Long-Acting Injectable Drug Delivery System

SM Coulter, S Pentlavalli, Y An, LK Vora… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Long-acting drug delivery systems are promising platforms to improve patient adherence to
medication by delivering drugs over sustained periods and removing the need for patients to …

The martini model in materials science

R Alessandri, F Grünewald, SJ Marrink - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The Martini model, a coarse‐grained force field initially developed with biomolecular
simulations in mind, has found an increasing number of applications in the field of soft …

Supramolecular gels–a panorama of low-molecular-weight gelators from ancient origins to next-generation technologies

DK Smith - Soft Matter, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Supramolecular gels, self-assembled from low-molecular-weight gelators (LMWGs), have a
long history and a bright future. This review provides an overview of these materials, from …

Self-assembly of peptide hierarchical helical arrays with sequence-encoded circularly polarized luminescence

Q Li, J Zhang, Y Wang, G Zhang, W Qi, S You, R Su… - Nano Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Self-assembled peptide materials with sequence-encoded properties have attracted great
interest. Despite their intrinsic chirality, the generation of circularly polarized luminescence …

Control of Nanoscale In Situ Protein Unfolding Defines Network Architecture and Mechanics of Protein Hydrogels

MDG Hughes, BS Hanson, S Cussons, N Mahmoudi… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hierarchical assemblies of proteins exhibit a wide-range of material properties that are
exploited both in nature and by artificially by humankind. However, little is understood about …

Using small angle scattering to understand low molecular weight gels

D McDowall, DJ Adams, AM Seddon - Soft Matter, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The material properties of a gel are determined by the underpinning network that
immobilises the solvent. When gels are formed by the self-assembly of small molecules into …

[HTML][HTML] Small-angle scattering techniques for peptide and peptide hybrid nanostructures and peptide-based biomaterials

IW Hamley, V Castelletto - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of small-angle scattering (SAS) in the study of self-assembly of peptides and
peptide conjugates (lipopeptides, polymer-peptide conjugates and others) is reviewed …