The communication of cells with their surroundings is mostly encoded in the epitopes of
structural and signalling proteins present in the extracellular matrix (ECM). These peptide …

Self-assembled peptide nanostructures have been increasingly exploited as functional
materials for applications in biomedicine and energy. The emergent properties of these …

Despite considerable progress in genome-and proteome-based high-throughput screening
methods and in rational drug design, the increase in approved drugs in the past decade did …

Self‐assembly is a ubiquitous process in biology where it plays numerous important roles
and underlies the formation of a wide variety of complex biological structures. Over the past …

In recent years low molecular mass organic gelators (LMOGs) have gained increasing
interest as an alternative biomaterial to polymer derived gels, with potential applications in …

Biomaterials made from self-assembling, short peptides and peptide derivatives have great
potential to generate powerful new therapies in regenerative medicine. The high signaling …

Hydrogels are water-swollen polymer networks that have found a range of applications from
biological scaffolds to contact lenses. Historically, their design has consisted primarily of …

Macroscale biomaterials, such as preformed implantable scaffolds and injectable soft
materials, possess powerful synergies with anti-cancer immunotherapies. Immunotherapies …

Biomaterials exhibiting precise ratios of different bioactive protein components are critical for
applications ranging from vaccines to regenerative medicine, but their design is often …

Multicellular tumor spheroids (MCTs) have been employed in biomedical fields owing to
their advantage in designing a three-dimensional (3D) solid tumor model. For controlling …