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 …

Biomaterials for three-dimensional cell culture: From applications in oncology to nanotechnology

T Saydé, O El Hamoui, B Alies, K Gaudin, G Lespes… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Three-dimensional cell culture has revolutionized cellular biology research and opened the
door to novel discoveries in terms of cellular behavior and response to microenvironment …

Steering phase-separated droplets to control fibrillar network evolution of supramolecular peptide hydrogels

P Zhou, R Xing, Q Li, J Li, C Yuan, X Yan - Matter, 2023 - cell.com
Controlling the non-covalent cross-linking network morphology of supramolecular hydrogels
is of primary importance in tuning their mechanical properties for practical biomaterial …

Amphiphilic self-assembly peptides: Rational strategies to design and delivery for drugs in biomedical applications

C Zhao, H Chen, F Wang, X Zhang - Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2021 - Elsevier
Amphiphilic self-assembling peptides are widely used in tissue and cell engineering,
antimicrobials, drug-delivery systems and other biomedical fields due to their good …

Protein-mimetic self-assembly with synthetic macromolecules

MH Barbee, ZM Wright, BP Allen, HF Taylor… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Protein-mimetic amphiphiles have significant promise as a platform to access the complex
functions of natural biological materials and incorporate the tunability and environmental …

[HTML][HTML] LCAT-targeted therapies: Progress, failures and future

K Yang, J Wang, H Xiang, P Ding, T Wu, G Ji - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lecithin: cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) is the only enzyme in plasma which is able to
esterify cholesterol and boost cholesterol esterify with phospholipid-derived acyl chains. In …

Computational approaches for understanding and predicting the self-assembled peptide hydrogels

P Zhou, C Yuan, X Yan - Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Self-assembled peptide hydrogel is a promising biomaterial and has been widely applied in
many fields. As a typical self-assembly material, peptide hydrogel exhibits properties …

Molecular theory: A tool for predicting the outcome of self-assembly of polymers, nanoparticles, amphiphiles, and other soft materials

G Zaldivar, YA Perez Sirkin, G Debais, M Fiora… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The supramolecular organization of soft materials, such as colloids, polymers, and
amphiphiles, results from a subtle balance of weak intermolecular interactions and entropic …

Supramolecular nucleoside-based gel: molecular dynamics simulation and characterization of its nanoarchitecture and self-assembly mechanism

MGF Angelerou, PWJM Frederix, M Wallace, B Yang… - Langmuir, 2018 - ACS Publications
Among the diversity of existing supramolecular hydrogels, nucleic acid-based hydrogels are
of particular interest for potential drug delivery and tissue engineering applications because …

Structurally Induced Chirality of an Achiral Chromophore on Self-Assembled Nanofibers: A Twist Makes It Chiral

SM Somasundaran, SVK Kompella, N Mohan T. M… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The surface domains of self-assembled amphiphiles are well-organized and can perform
many physical, chemical, and biological functions. Here, we present the significance of …