Supramolecular hydrogelators and hydrogels: from soft matter to molecular biomaterials

X Du, J Zhou, J Shi, B Xu - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
In this review we intend to provide a relatively comprehensive summary of the work of
supramolecular hydrogelators after 2004 and to put emphasis particularly on the …

A surface charge-switchable and folate modified system for co-delivery of proapoptosis peptide and p53 plasmid in cancer therapy

S Chen, L Rong, Q Lei, PX Cao, SY Qin, DW Zheng… - Biomaterials, 2016 - Elsevier
To improve the tumor therapeutic efficiency and reduce undesirable side effects, ternary
FK/p53/PEG-PLL (DA) complexes with a detachable surface shielding layer were designed …

Self-deliverable peptide-mediated and reactive-oxygen-species-amplified therapeutic nanoplatform for highly effective bacterial inhibition

R Huang, QH Yu, XD Yao, WL Liu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
An “antibiotic-free strategy” provides a viable option to address bacterial infections,
especially for the “superbug” challenge. However, the undesirable antibacterial activity of …

[HTML][HTML] Structural and photoactive properties of self-assembled peptide-based nanostructures and their optical bioapplication in food analysis

X Zhu, R Duan, SY Chan, L Han, H Liu… - Journal of Advanced …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Food processing plays an important role in the modern industry because food
quality and security directly affect human health, life safety, and social and economic …

Evaluating the effects of charged oligopeptide motifs coupled with RGD on osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells

FY Cao, WN Yin, JX Fan, L Tao, SY Qin… - … applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Mesenchymal stem cells, due to their multilineage differentiation potential, have emerged as
a promising cell candidate for cell-based therapy. In recent years, biomaterials were …

Evaluating the effects of hydrophobic and cationic residues on antimicrobial peptide self-assembly

F Cao, G Ma, M Song, G Zhu, L Mei, Q Qin - Soft Matter, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Antimicrobial peptides typically contain hydrophobic and cationic residues, which allow
them to interact with microbial cells and induce cell death. In a previous study, we found that …

Study on the self-assembly of aromatic antimicrobial peptides based on different PAF26 peptide sequences

F Cao, G Zhu, M Song, X Zhao, G Ma, M Zhang - e-Polymers, 2022 - degruyter.com
Antimicrobial peptide (AMP) self-assembly is an effective way to synthesis antimicrobial
biomaterials. In previous studies, we found PAF26 AMP (Ac-RKKWFW-NH2) and its …

Directing an oligopeptide amphiphile into an aligned nanofiber matrix for elucidating molecular structures

SY Qin, WQ Ding, ZW Jiang, X Lei… - Chemical …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Directing an oligopeptide amphiphile into an aligned nanofiber matrix for elucidating
molecular structures - Chemical Communications (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/C8CC09548E …

An injectable molecular hydrogel assembled by antimicrobial peptide PAF26 for antimicrobial application

F Cao, L Mei, G Zhu, M Song, X Zhang - RSC advances, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Wound infection is a crucial factor that inhibits wound recovery. A feasible measure to solve
this problem is using antimicrobial biomaterials to suppress the microbial growth. In this …

Adjustable nanofibers self-assembled from an irregular conformational peptide amphiphile

SY Qin, HF Jiang, MY Peng, Q Lei, RX Zhuo… - Polymer …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
A novel peptide amphiphile was elegantly designed to adopt an irregular secondary
structure. The peptide could self-assemble into dendritic nanofibers and further yield the …