Proteins that self-assemble into polyhedral shell-like structures are useful molecular
containers both in nature and in the laboratory. Here we review efforts to repurpose diverse …

From the beginning of life with the information-containing polymers until the present era of a
plethora of water-based materials in health care industry and biotechnology, polyelectrolytes …

Viruses are nanoscale entities containing a nucleic acid genome encased in a protein shell
called a capsid and in some cases are surrounded by a lipid bilayer membrane. This review …

Cancer therapy requires sophisticated treatment strategies to obtain the highest success.
Nanotechnology is enabling, revolutionizing, and multidisciplinary concepts to improve …

We review approaches aimed at deciphering the physical mechanisms responsible for viral
structure and assembly. We discuss the basic principles of condensed matter physics …

Viral capsids are often regarded as inert structural units, but in actuality they display
fascinating dynamics during different stages of their life cycle. With the advent of single …

Viruses play a role in a significant portion of human diseases, as well as those of other
animals, plants, and bacteria. This chapter focuses on the use of theoretical and …

Controlled assembly of a protein shell around a viral genome is a key step in the life cycle of
many viruses. Here we report a strategy for regulating the co-assembly of nonviral proteins …

Self-assembly is widely used by biological systems to build functional nanostructures, such
as the protein capsids of RNA viruses. But because assembly is a collective phenomenon …

The broad range of applications of synchrotron and neutron scattering in the investigation of
soft condensed matter is reviewed. Appropriate combinations of these techniques allow …