Collagen is the most abundant protein in animals. This fibrous, structural protein comprises
a right-handed bundle of three parallel, left-handed polyproline II-type helices. Much …

Through their unique and specific interactions with various metal ions, naturally occurring
proteins control structures and functions of many biological processes and functions in …

A self-healing dielectric elastomer is achieved by the incorporation of metal–ligand
coordination as cross-linking sites in nonpolar polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) polymers. The …

In the last few years, a variety of self-assembling short peptides that consist exclusively of
simple amino acids have been designed and modified. These peptides exhibit self …

Nanotechnology is an emerging science involving manipulation of materials at the
nanometer scale. There are several exciting prospects for the application of engineered …

A core challenge in biomaterials, with both fundamental significance and technological
relevance, concerns the rational design of bioactive microenvironments. Designed properly …

Under eons of evolutionary and environmental pressure, biological systems have developed
strong and lightweight peptide‐based polymeric materials by using the 20 naturally …

Self‐assembling proteins and peptides are increasingly gaining interest for potential use as
scaffolds in tissue engineering applications. They self‐organize from basic building blocks …

Traditionally, collagen mimetic peptides (CMPs) have been used for elucidating the structure
of the collagen triple helix and the factors responsible for its stabilization. The wealth of …

Flexible and biocompatible metal peptide frameworks (MPFs) derived from short and ultra‐
short peptides have been explored for the storage of greenhouse gases, molecular …