Stimuli responsive dynamic transformations in supramolecular gels

S Panja, DJ Adams - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Supramolecular gels are formed by the self-assembly of small molecules under the
influence of various non-covalent interactions. As the interactions are individually weak and …

A review of advancements in coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations

SY Joshi, SA Deshmukh - Molecular Simulation, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Over the last few years, coarse-grained molecular dynamics has emerged as a way to model
large and complex systems in an efficient and inexpensive manner due to its lowered …

Chiral self-assembly of peptides: Toward the design of supramolecular polymers with enhanced chemical and biological functions

Y Shen, Y Wang, IW Hamley, W Qi, R Su… - Progress in Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chirality is one of the most important structural features in biological systems. Peptides, as a
class of small biomolecules, can self-assemble into various chiral supramolecular polymers …

Self-assembled peptide drug delivery systems

J Yang, HW An, H Wang - ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2020 - ACS Publications
Over the past several decades, rapid advances have been made in the application of
nanomaterials in the biomedical field including bioimaging and drug delivery. Owing to the …

Supramolecular self-assembly to control structural and biological properties of multicomponent hydrogels

BO Okesola, Y Wu, B Derkus, S Gani, D Wu… - Chemistry of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Self-assembled nanofibers are ubiquitous in nature and serve as inspiration for the design
of supramolecular hydrogels. A multicomponent approach offers the possibility of enhancing …

Molecular simulations of self-assembling bio-inspired supramolecular systems and their connection to experiments

PWJM Frederix, I Patmanidis, SJ Marrink - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
In bionanotechnology, the field of creating functional materials consisting of bio-inspired
molecules, the function and shape of a nanostructure only appear through the assembly of …

Carbohydrate amphiphiles for supramolecular biomaterials: Design, self-assembly, and applications

A Brito, S Kassem, RL Reis, RV Ulijn, RA Pires… - Chem, 2021 - cell.com
Carbohydrate-containing biopolymers such as glycoproteins, proteoglycans, and glycolipids
are an incredibly diverse and complex set of natural building blocks used by biological …

Chiral-engineered supraparticles: Emerging tools for drug delivery

M Rahman, WH Almalki, O Afzal, ASA Altamimi… - Drug Discovery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Molecular chirality recognized in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.•
Supramolecular polymers (SPs) are excellent systems in biological system assembly.•Chiral …

Role of sheet-edge interactions in β-sheet self-assembling peptide hydrogels

JK Wychowaniec, AM Smith, C Ligorio… - …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels' hydrated fibrillar nature makes them the material of choice for the design and
engineering of 3D scaffolds for cell culture, tissue engineering, and drug-delivery …

Self-assembly of peptide amphiphiles for drug delivery: the role of peptide primary and secondary structures

Z Song, X Chen, X You, K Huang, A Dhinakar… - Biomaterials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Peptide amphiphiles (PAs), functionalized with alkyl chains, are capable of self-assembling
into various nanostructures. Recently, PAs have been considered as ideal drug carriers due …