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 …

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 …

Owing to their structural simplicity and robust self-assembled nanostructures, short peptides
prove to be an ideal system to explore the physical processes of self-assembly, hydrogels …

Nanomedical approaches are a major transforming factor in medical diagnosis and
therapies. Based on important earlier work in the field of liposomal drug delivery and …

Peptide self-assembly is a hierarchical process during which secondary structures formed in
the initial stages play a critical role in determining the subsequent assembling processes …

Peptide and protein fibrils have attracted an enormous amount of interests due to their
relevance to many neurodegenerative diseases and their potential applications in …

Peptide based hydrogels have received much attention due to their potential biomedical
applications. The majority of the gel forming peptides present a β-sheet motif that is …

Peptide self-assemblies display distinct physical and structural transitions, featured from the
early small assemblies or oligomers, long nanosheets, nanobelts, nanotubes and …

Novel hydrogels with excellent mechanical properties have prompted applications in
biomedical and other fields. The reported tough hydrogels are usually fabricated by …

Peptide self-assembly is a hierarchical process, often starting with the formation of α-helices,
β-sheets or β-hairpins. However, how the secondary structures undergo further assembly to …