Engineering protein and peptide-based materials for drug delivery applications has gained
momentum due to their biochemical and biophysical properties over synthetic materials …

Nature is enriched with a wide variety of complex, synergistic, and highly functional protein-
based multicomponent assemblies. As such, nature has served as a source of inspiration for …

Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) is thought to contribute to the establishment of many
biomolecular condensates, eukaryotic cell structures that concentrate diverse …

Native tissues orchestrate their functions by complex interdependent cascades of
biochemical and biophysical cues that vary spatially and temporally during cellular …

This study demonstrates high contrast and sensitivity by designing a dual-emissive hydrogel
particle system, whose two emissions respond to pH and temperature strongly and …

Emergent properties of natural biomaterials result from the collective effects of nanoscale
interactions among ordered and disordered domains. Here, using recombinant sequence …

A core challenge in biomaterials, with both fundamental significance and technological
relevance, concerns the rational design of bioactive microenvironments. Designed properly …

Topological structures of bio-architectonics and bio-interfaces play major roles in
maintaining the normal functions of organs, tissues, extracellular matrix, and cells. In-depth …

Molecule self-assembly is a ubiquitous phenomenon and a key driving force for constructing
nanostructures with diverse morphology and controllable size. Recently, interests in …

Nature is an important inspirational source for scientists, and presents complex and elegant
examples of adaptive and intelligent systems created by self-assembly. Significant effort has …