Self‐assembly of peptide amphiphiles: From molecules to nanostructures to biomaterials

H Cui, MJ Webber, SI Stupp - Peptide Science: Original …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Peptide amphiphiles are a class of molecules that combine the structural features of
amphiphilic surfactants with the functions of bioactive peptides and are known to assemble …

Molecular self-assembly and applications of designer peptide amphiphiles

X Zhao, F Pan, H Xu, M Yaseen, H Shan… - Chemical Society …, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Short synthetic peptide amphiphiles have recently been explored as effective
nanobiomaterials in applications ranging from controlled gene and drug release, skin care …

Stimuli-responsive nanomaterials for biomedical applications

AP Blum, JK Kammeyer, AM Rush… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Nature employs a variety of tactics to precisely time and execute the processes and
mechanics of life, relying on sequential sense and response cascades to transduce …

Self-assembly of peptides to nanostructures

D Mandal, AN Shirazi, K Parang - Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The formation of well-ordered nanostructures through self-assembly of diverse organic and
inorganic building blocks has drawn much attention owing to their potential applications in …

Peptide self-assembly for crafting functional biological materials

JB Matson, RH Zha, SI Stupp - Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials …, 2011 - Elsevier
Self-assembling, peptide-based scaffolds are frontrunners in the search for biomaterials with
widespread impact in regenerative medicine. The inherent biocompatibility and cell …

Antitumor activity of peptide amphiphile nanofiber-encapsulated camptothecin

S Soukasene, DJ Toft, TJ Moyer, H Lu, HK Lee… - ACS …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Self-assembling peptide amphiphile (PA) nanofibers were used to encapsulate
camptothecin (CPT), a naturally occurring hydrophobic chemotherapy agent, using a solvent …

pH and amphiphilic structure direct supramolecular behavior in biofunctional assemblies

TJ Moyer, JA Finbloom, F Chen, DJ Toft… - Journal of the …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Supramolecular self-assembly offers promising new ways to control nanostructure
morphology and respond to external stimuli. A pH-sensitive self-assembled system was …

Peptide conjugate hydrogelators

DJ Adams, PD Topham - Soft Matter, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Molecular gelators are currently receiving a great deal of attention. These are small
molecules which, under the appropriate conditions, assemble in solution to, in the majority of …

Spatiotemporal control of supramolecular polymerization and gelation of metal–organic polyhedra

A Legrand, LH Liu, P Royla, T Aoyama… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In coordination-based supramolecular materials such as metallogels, simultaneous
temporal and spatial control of their assembly remains challenging. Here, we demonstrate …

pH-controlled hierarchical self-assembly of peptide amphiphile

Y Chen, HX Gan, YW Tong - Macromolecules, 2015 - ACS Publications
The self-assembling behavior of peptide amphiphiles can be leveraged upon to form
complex nanostructures that have a wide range of applications. Herein we present a study …