There is no doubt about the importance of plastic in modern society. It has revolutionized our
daily lives and several industrial sectors. It is widely present in our lives, from the beginning …

With the rapid development of science and technology, superhydrophobic nanomaterials
have become one of the hot topics from various subjects. Due to their distinct properties …

Fimbriae are long filamentous polymeric protein structures located upon the surface of
bacteria. Often implicated in pathogenicity, the biosynthesis and function of fimbriae has …

There is a growing realization that 3D cell culture better mimics complex in vivo
environments than 2D, lessening aberrant cellular behaviors and ultimately improving the …

Oligomeric protein nanocages often disassemble into their subunits and reassemble by
external stimuli. Thus, using these nanocages as cross-linkers for hydrogel network …

We report a molecular switching ensemble whose states may be regulated in synergistic
fashion by both protonation and photoirradiation. This allows hierarchical control in both a …

Chemically crosslinked hydrogels can be used for the controlled delivery of therapeutic
proteins, however, cargo loading can be challenging. A common approach involves …

Demand continues to grow for biomimetic materials able to create well-defined
environments for modulating the behaviour of living cells in culture. Here, we describe …

In recent years, protein and peptide-based hydrogels have received great attention for
applications in biomedicine. Compared to hydrogels based on synthetic materials, they have …

Abstract Capsular antigen fragment 1 (Caf1) is an oligomeric protein consisting of 15 kDa
monomeric subunits that are non-covalently linked through exceptionally strong and …