Inspired by natural hierarchical self-assembly of proteins and peptides, amino acids, as the
basic building units, have been shown to self-assemble to form highly ordered structures …

Originally regarded as a disease symptom, amyloids have shown a rich diversity of
functions, including biologically beneficial ones. As such, the traditional view of polypeptide …

Carbon dots (CDs) are widely utilized in sensing, energy storage, and catalysis due to their
excellent optical, electrical and semiconducting properties. However, attempts to optimize …

There is an increasing interest in synthetic systems that can execute bioinspired chemical
reactions without requiring the complex structures that characterize enzymes in their …

Hydrogels with rapid gelation ability and robust mechanical properties are highly desirable
for nascent applications in biomedical, wearable electronic, industrial and agricultural fields …

The self‐assembly of short peptides gives rise to versatile nanoassemblies capable of
promoting efficient catalysis. We have semi‐rationally designed a series of seven‐residue …

The realization of the ability of metabolites to form self-assembled amyloid-like
nanostructures was a surprising phenomenon. This discovery paved the way towards …

Achieving synthetic architectures with simple structures and robust biomimetic catalytic
activities remains a great challenge. Herein, we explore a facile supramolecular assembly …

Metalloenzymes play essential roles in biology, whereas artificial metalloenzymes use
synthetic metal cofactors for promoting non-natural reactions. In the past decades …

Ester is one of the most prevalent functional groups in natural and man-made products.
Natural esterases hydrolyze nonactivated alkyl esters readily but artificial esterases …