Critical attributes of nanofibers: Preparation, drug loading, and tissue regeneration

J Pelipenko, P Kocbek, J Kristl - International journal of pharmaceutics, 2015 - Elsevier
The electrospinning technique for nanofiber production has opened new and interesting
opportunities for tissue regeneration and treatment, because they allow biomimetic supports …

Natural and synthetic biomaterials for engineering multicellular tumor spheroids

A Kamatar, G Gunay, H Acar - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
The lack of in vitro models that represent the native tumor microenvironment is a significant
challenge for cancer research. Two-dimensional (2D) monolayer culture has long been the …

Protein-mimetic peptide nanofibers: Motif design, self-assembly synthesis, and sequence-specific biomedical applications

W Zhang, X Yu, Y Li, Z Su, KD Jandt, G Wei - Progress in Polymer Science, 2018 - Elsevier
The design and fabrication of self-assembled peptide nanostructures offer an amazing
platform for creating functional nanomaterials for various biomedical applications. Utilizing …

Molecular engineering solutions for therapeutic peptide delivery

H Acar, JM Ting, S Srivastava, JL LaBelle… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Proteins and their interactions in and out of cells must be well-orchestrated for the healthy
functioning and regulation of the body. Even the slightest disharmony can cause diseases …

Synthesis and organization of gold-peptide nanoparticles for catalytic activities

M Abbas, HH Susapto, CAE Hauser - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
A significant development in the synthesis strategies of metal-peptide composites and their
applications in biomedical and bio-catalysis has been reported. However, the random …

Self-assembling peptides as building blocks of functional materials for biomedical applications

K Fukunaga, H Tsutsumi… - Bulletin of the Chemical …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Self-assembling peptides have been explored as building blocks to construct functional
materials that can be used in a broad range of biomedical applications. This account gives …

Self-assembled peptide nanostructures for functional materials

MS Ekiz, G Cinar, MA Khalily, MO Guler - Nanotechnology, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Nature is an important inspirational source for scientists, and presents complex and elegant
examples of adaptive and intelligent systems created by self-assembly. Significant effort has …

Study of physically transient insulating materials as a potential platform for transient electronics and bioelectronics

H Acar, S Çınar, M Thunga, MR Kessler… - Advanced Functional …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Controlled degradation and transiency of materials is of significant importance in the design
and fabrication of degradable and transient biomedical and electronic devices and …

Electrostatic assembly of peptide nanofiber–biomimetic silver nanowires onto graphene for electrochemical sensors

J Wang, X Zhao, J Li, X Kuang, Y Fan, G Wei… - ACS Macro …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Biomacromolecules and their assemblies have the unique ability for biomimetic promotion of
the formation of novel and functional nanomaterials. In this work, artificial peptide nanofibers …

Peptide framework for screening the effects of amino acids on assembly

S Hamsici, AD White, H Acar - Science Advances, 2022 - science.org
Discovery of peptide domains with unique intermolecular interactions is essential for
engineering peptide-based materials. Rather than attempting a brute-force approach, we …