PEG–peptide conjugates

IW Hamley - Biomacromolecules, 2014 - ACS Publications
The remarkable diversity of the self-assembly behavior of PEG–peptides is reviewed,
including self-assemblies formed by PEG–peptides with β-sheet and α-helical (coiled-coil) …

[HTML][HTML] Small-angle scattering techniques for peptide and peptide hybrid nanostructures and peptide-based biomaterials

IW Hamley, V Castelletto - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The use of small-angle scattering (SAS) in the study of self-assembly of peptides and
peptide conjugates (lipopeptides, polymer-peptide conjugates and others) is reviewed …

In situ self‐assembled nanofibers precisely target cancer‐associated fibroblasts for improved tumor imaging

XX Zhao, LL Li, Y Zhao, HW An, Q Cai… - Angewandte …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Tumor complexity makes the development of highly sensitive tumor imaging probes an
arduous task. Here, we construct a peptide‐based near‐infrared probe that is responsive to …

Protease-responsive peptide-conjugated mitochondrial-targeting AIEgens for selective imaging and inhibition of SARS-CoV-2-infected cells

Y Cheng, AE Clark, J Zhou, T He, Y Li, RM Borum… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a serious threat to
human health and lacks an effective treatment. There is an urgent need for both real-time …

Cellulose nanocrystal/poly (ethylene glycol) composite as an iridescent coating on polymer substrates: structure-color and interface adhesion

M Gu, C Jiang, D Liu, N Prempeh… - ACS applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The broad utility as an environmentally friendly and colorful coating of cellulose nanocrystal
(CNC) was limited by its instability of coloration, brittleness, and lack of adhesion to a …

Amyloid-like aggregation in diseases and biomaterials: Osmosis of structural information

N Balasco, C Diaferia, G Morelli, L Vitagliano… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The discovery that the polypeptide chain has a remarkable and intrinsic propensity to form
amyloid-like aggregates endowed with an extraordinary stability is one of the most relevant …

Self assembly of a model amphiphilic phenylalanine peptide/polyethylene glycol block copolymer in aqueous solution

V Castelletto, IW Hamley - Biophysical chemistry, 2009 - Elsevier
There has been great interest recently in peptide amphiphiles and block copolymers
containing biomimetic peptide sequences due to applications in bionanotechnology. We …

Design of catalytic peptides and proteins through rational and combinatorial approaches

Y Maeda, OV Makhlynets, H Matsui… - Annual review of …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
This review focuses on recent progress in noncomputational methods to introduce catalytic
function into proteins, peptides, and peptide assemblies. We discuss various approaches to …

Crystalline elastomeric block copolymer/ionic liquid membranes with enhanced mechanical strength and gas separation properties

HJ Min, YJ Kim, M Kang, CH Seo, JH Kim… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
We report a high-performance, three-dimensional (3D) interconnected crystalline
elastomeric membrane with enhanced mechanical strength and CO 2 separation properties …

Polypeptide with electroactive endgroups as sensing platform for the abused drug 'methamphetamine'by bioelectrochemical method

B Demir, T Yilmaz, E Guler, ZP Gumus, H Akbulut… - Talanta, 2016 - Elsevier
Affinity-type sensors have emerged as outstanding platforms in the detection of diagnostic
protein markers, nucleic acids and drugs. Thus, these novel platforms containing antibodies …