The aggregation of proteins into amyloid fibrils and their deposition into plaques and
intracellular inclusions is the hallmark of amyloid disease. The accumulation and deposition …

Infrared (IR) spectroscopy is a highly sensitive technique that provides complete information
on chemical compositions. The IR spectra of proteins or peptides give rise to nine …

Disrupted protein folding or decreased protein stability can lead to the accumulation of
(partially) un‐or misfolded proteins, which ultimately cause the formation of protein …

The self-assembly of proteins is an essential process for a variety of cellular functions
including cell respiration, mobility and division. On the other hand, protein or peptide …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) challenges our society with an annual estimated cost of $1.08
trillion in the United States alone by 2050. 1 AD is a progressive irreversible neurological …

Silk fibroin has become a prominent material in tissue engineering (TE) over the last 20
years with almost 10,000 published works spanning in all the TE applications, from skeleton …

Amyloids are insoluble protein fibrillar aggregates. The importance of characterizing their
aggregation has steadily increased because of their link to human diseases and material …

One of the grand challenges of biophysical chemistry is to understand the principles that
govern protein misfolding and aggregation, which is a highly complex process that is …

Abrupt aggregation of amyloid β1‐42 (Aβ) peptide is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD),
a severe pathology that affects more than 44 million people worldwide. A growing body of …

Amyloid formation is a hallmark of many medical diseases including diabetes type 2,
Alzheimer's and Parkinson diseases. Under these pathological conditions, misfolded …