Supramolecular hydrogelators and hydrogels: from soft matter to molecular biomaterials

X Du, J Zhou, J Shi, B Xu - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
In this review we intend to provide a relatively comprehensive summary of the work of
supramolecular hydrogelators after 2004 and to put emphasis particularly on the …

Multicomponent peptide assemblies

DM Raymond, BL Nilsson - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-assembled peptide nanostructures have been increasingly exploited as functional
materials for applications in biomedicine and energy. The emergent properties of these …

Self-assembly of peptide− amphiphile nanofibers: the roles of hydrogen bonding and amphiphilic packing

SE Paramonov, HW Jun… - Journal of the American …, 2006 - ACS Publications
The role of hydrogen bonding and amphiphilic packing in the self-assembly of peptide−
amphiphiles (PAs) was investigated using a series of 26 PA derivatives, including 19 N …

Peptide-based stimuli-responsive biomaterials

RJ Mart, RD Osborne, MM Stevens, RV Ulijn - Soft Matter, 2006 - pubs.rsc.org
This article explores recent advances in the design and engineering of materials wholly or
principally constructed from peptides. We focus on materials that are able to respond to …

Coiled coils: attractive protein folding motifs for the fabrication of self-assembled, responsive and bioactive materials

B Apostolovic, M Danial, HA Klok - Chemical Society Reviews, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
The coiled coil is a superhelical protein structural motif that consists of two or more α-helical
peptides that are wrapped around each other in superhelical fashion. Coiled coils are …

Cryomicroscopy reveals the structural basis for a flexible hinge motion in the immunoglobulin M pentamer

Q Chen, R Menon, LJ Calder, P Tolar… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Immunoglobulin M (IgM) is the most ancient of the five isotypes of immunoglobulin (Ig)
molecules and serves as the first line of defence against pathogens. Here, we use cryo-EM …

Self-assembly of multidomain peptides: balancing molecular frustration controls conformation and nanostructure

H Dong, SE Paramonov, L Aulisa… - Journal of the …, 2007 - ACS Publications
A series of nine, frustrated, multidomain peptides is described in which forces favoring self-
assembly into a nanofiber versus those favoring disassembly could be easily modified. The …

Self-assembly of multidomain peptides: sequence variation allows control over cross-linking and viscoelasticity

L Aulisa, H Dong, JD Hartgerink - Biomacromolecules, 2009 - ACS Publications
An important goal in supramolecular chemistry is to achieve controlled self-assembly of
molecules into well-defined nanostructures and the subsequent control over macroscopic …

Stimuli-responsive peptide-based biomaterials as drug delivery systems

A Shah, MS Malik, GS Khan, E Nosheen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Stimuli-responsive proteins have gained a wide spread interest as functional biomaterials in
drug delivery area. However, particular attention has been diverted to peptide-based …

Modular design in natural and biomimetic soft materials

AM Kushner, Z Guan - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Under eons of evolutionary and environmental pressure, biological systems have developed
strong and lightweight peptide‐based polymeric materials by using the 20 naturally …