Protein assembly by design

J Zhu, N Avakyan, A Kakkis, AM Hoffnagle… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Proteins are nature's primary building blocks for the construction of sophisticated molecular
machines and dynamic materials, ranging from protein complexes such as photosystem II …

Hierarchical materials from high information content macromolecular building blocks: construction, dynamic interventions, and prediction

L Shao, J Ma, JL Prelesnik, Y Zhou, M Nguyen… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hierarchical materials that exhibit order over multiple length scales are ubiquitous in nature.
Because hierarchy gives rise to unique properties and functions, many have sought …

Protein assembly: versatile approaches to construct highly ordered nanostructures

Q Luo, C Hou, Y Bai, R Wang, J Liu - Chemical Reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
Nature endows life with a wide variety of sophisticated, synergistic, and highly functional
protein assemblies. Following Nature's inspiration to assemble protein building blocks into …

Protein self-assembly via supramolecular strategies

Y Bai, Q Luo, J Liu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Proteins, as the elemental basis of living organisms, mostly execute their biological tasks in
the form of supramolecular self-assemblies with subtle architectures, dynamic interactions …

Recent advance in tailoring the structure and functions of self-assembled peptide nanomaterials for biomedical applications

D Zhu, H Kong, Z Sun, Y Xu, P Han, Y Xi… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Molecular design and biomimetic/bioinspired synthesis provide facile ways for the
construction of functional nanomaterials for various applications. Peptide-based functional …

Surfactant-like peptides: From molecular design to controllable self-assembly with applications

J Li, J Wang, Y Zhao, P Zhou, J Carter, Z Li… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2020 - Elsevier
The diversity of naturally occurring amino acids endows even a very short peptide with an
incredible range of sequences, nanostructures and properties. Short peptide sequences …

Controlling the self-assembly of biomolecules into functional nanomaterials through internal interactions and external stimulations: A review

L Wang, C Gong, X Yuan, G Wei - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Biomolecular self-assembly provides a facile way to synthesize functional nanomaterials.
Due to the unique structure and functions of biomolecules, the created biological …

Giant light-harvesting nanoantenna for single-molecule detection in ambient light

K Trofymchuk, A Reisch, P Didier, F Fras, P Gilliot… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Here, we explore the enhancement of single-molecule emission by a polymeric
nanoantenna that can harvest energy from thousands of donor dyes to a single acceptor. In …

Protein-based nanomaterials and nanosystems for biomedical applications: A review

S Ding, N Zhang, Z Lyu, W Zhu, YC Chang, X Hu, D Du… - Materials Today, 2021 - Elsevier
Advanced protein-based nanomaterials and nanosystems (PNNS) have attracted
considerable scientific interest in recent decades due to their potential in bio-applications …

Hierarchical nanomaterials via biomolecular self-assembly and bioinspiration for energy and environmental applications

C Gong, S Sun, Y Zhang, L Sun, Z Su, A Wu, G Wei - Nanoscale, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Bioinspired synthesis offers potential green strategies to build highly complex nanomaterials
by utilizing the unique nanostructures, functions, and properties of biomolecules, in which …