[HTML][HTML] Biofabrication for neural tissue engineering applications

L Papadimitriou, P Manganas, A Ranella, E Stratakis - Materials Today Bio, 2020 - Elsevier
Unlike other tissue types, the nervous tissue extends to a wide and complex environment
that provides a plurality of different biochemical and topological stimuli, which in turn defines …

Peptide self-assembled nanocarriers for cancer drug delivery

VB Kumar, B Ozguney, A Vlachou, Y Chen… - The Journal of …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The design of novel cancer drug nanocarriers is critical in the framework of cancer
therapeutics. Nanomaterials are gaining increased interest as cancer drug delivery systems …

Immunomodulatory fibrous hyaluronic acid‐Fmoc‐diphenylalanine‐based hydrogel induces bone regeneration

M Halperin‐Sternfeld, A Pokhojaev… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To investigate the potential of an ultrashort aromatic peptide hydrogelator integrated
with hyaluronic acid (HA) to serve as a scaffold for bone regeneration. Materials and …

Stimuli-responsive polysaccharide hydrogels and their composites for wound healing applications

M Psarrou, A Mitraki, M Vamvakaki, C Kokotidou - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
There is a growing concern about wound care, since traditional dressings such as bandages
and sutures can no longer meet existing needs. To address the demanding requirements …

Self-assembled peptide nanostructures for ECM biomimicry

D Marin, S Marchesan - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Proteins are functional building blocks of living organisms that exert a wide variety of
functions, but their synthesis and industrial production can be cumbersome and expensive …

Amyloids as building blocks for macroscopic functional materials: designs, applications and challenges

J Li, F Zhang - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Amyloids are self-assembled protein aggregates that take cross-β fibrillar morphology.
Although some amyloid proteins are best known for their association with Alzheimer's and …

Interactions between curcumin derivatives and amyloid-β fibrils: insights from molecular dynamics simulations

JM Jakubowski, AA Orr, DA Le… - Journal of chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The aggregation of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides into senile plaques is a hallmark of Alzheimer's
disease (AD) and is hypothesized to be the primary cause of AD related neurodegeneration …

Self‐assembly of an amino acid derivative into an antimicrobial hydrogel biomaterial

AM Garcia, R Lavendomme, S Kralj… - … A European Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract N‐(4‐Nitrobenzoyl)‐Phe self‐assembled into a transparent supramolecular
hydrogel, which displayed high fibroblast and keratinocyte cell viability. The compound …

Functionalized prion-inspired amyloids for biosensor applications

M Díaz-Caballero, S Navarro, S Ventura - Biomacromolecules, 2021 - ACS Publications
Protein amyloid nanofibers provide a biocompatible platform for the development of
functional nanomaterials. However, the functionalities generated up to date are still limited …

Design of parallel 𝛽‐sheet nanofibrils using Monte Carlo search, coarse‐grained simulations, and experimental testing

S Sarma, TR Sudarshan, V Nguyen… - Protein …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Peptide self‐assembly into amyloid fibrils provides numerous applications in drug delivery
and biomedical engineering applications. We augment our previously‐established …