Self-assembling systems play a significant role in physiological functions and have therefore
attracted tremendous attention due to their great potential for applications in energy …

Polypeptides have attracted considerable attention in recent decades due to their inherent
biodegradability and tunable cytocompatibility. Macromolecular design in conjunction with …

Stimuli-responsive drug delivery systems based on polymeric nanovehicles are among the
most promising treatment regimens for malignant cancers. Such intelligent systems that …

Synthetic polypeptides from the ring-opening polymerization of N-carboxyanhydrides
(NCAs) are one of the most important biomaterials. The unique features of these synthetic …

Proteins have long fascinated scientists since their complex sequences and diversity of
chemical functionality can lead to structurally defined folded chains with highly specific …

The stimuli-responsive polypeptides have drawn extensive attention because of their
promising applications in biotechnology considering their biocompatibility, biodegradability …

Polypeptides derived from naturally occurring α-amino acids have emerged as a unique and
versatile family of bio-inspired biomaterials that can be tailor-made for varying biomedical …

Synthetic peptide-based polymers represent a unique class of macromolecules able to
mimic the properties of natural proteins in materials sciences since (1) they present the …

Polypeptides are fascinating materials with unique properties for various biological
materials. We highlight here recent advances in amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides (NCAs) …

Over the past few years, amino acids (AA) have emerged as promising biomaterials for the
synthesis of functional polymers. Owing to the diversity of functional groups in amino acids …