Antimicrobial hydrogels: potential materials for medical application

Y Li, Y Han, H Li, X Niu, D Zhang, K Wang - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Microbial infections based on drug‐resistant pathogenic organisms following surgery or
trauma and uncontrolled bleeding are the main causes of increased mortality from trauma …

Atomic structures of naphthalene dipeptide micelles unravel mechanisms of assembly and gelation

RR Sonani, S Bianco, B Dietrich, J Doutch… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2024 - cell.com
Peptide-based biopolymers have gained increasing attention due to their versatile
applications. A naphthalene dipeptide (2NapFF) can form chirality-dependent tubular …

[HTML][HTML] Amino Acid-Derived Supramolecular Assembly and Soft Materials

S Nie, H Zhao, J Sun, Q Liu, Y Cui, W Li - Molecules, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Amino acids (AAs), serving as the primary monomer of peptides and proteins, are widely
present in nature. Benefiting from their inherent advantages, such as chemical diversity, low …

Nanocomposite Hydrogels with Self‐Assembling Peptide‐Functionalized Carbon Nanostructures

P Rozhin, S Adorinni, D Iglesias… - … A European Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon nanostructures (CNSs) are attractive components to attain nanocomposites, yet their
hydrophobic nature and strong tendency to aggregate often limit their use in aqueous …