The interest in functional supramolecular systems for the design of innovative materials and
technologies, able to fundamentally change the world, is growing at a high pace. The huge …

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 …

Bio-inspired nano-materials can be formed by the ordered assembly of elementary building
blocks using recognition modules and structural elements. Among the biological sources …

Secondary structures such as α‐helix and β‐sheet are the major structural motifs within the
three‐dimensional geometry of proteins. Therefore, structure transitions from β‐sheet to α …

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 …

Proteins are complex biological macromolecules performing a great variety of functions in
the living systems. In order to get insight into the atomic structures and the time evolution of …

Nanostructures composed of short, noncyclic peptides represent a growing field of research
in nanotechnology due to their ease of production, often remarkable material properties, and …

The dynamic nature of supramolecular polymers has a key role in their organization. Yet, the
manipulation of their dimensions and polarity remains a challenge. Here, the minimalistic …

Hydrogels of low molecular weight molecules are important in biomedical applications.
Multiple factors are responsible for hydrogel formation, but their role in governing self …

Molecular self-assembly is pivotal for the formation of ordered nanostructures, yet the
structural diversity obtained by the use of a single type of building block is limited …