Stimuli-responsive metal–organic framework nanoparticles for controlled drug delivery and medical applications

Z Zhou, M Vázquez-González, I Willner - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Stimuli-responsive metal–organic framework nanoparticles, NMOFs, provide a versatile
platform for the controlled release of drugs and biomedical applications. The porous …

Self-assembling peptide EAK16 and RADA16 nanofiber scaffold hydrogel

F Gelain, Z Luo, S Zhang - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Short peptides are ubiquitous in nature. They are found as hormones, pheromones,
antibacterial and antifungal agents in innate immunity systems, toxins, and pesticides. But …

Metal–organic frameworks at the biointerface: synthetic strategies and applications

C Doonan, R Riccò, K Liang, D Bradshaw… - Accounts of chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Many living organisms are capable of producing inorganic materials of
precisely controlled structure and morphology. This ubiquitous process is termed …

Biocatalytic cascades operating on macromolecular scaffolds and in confined environments

M Vázquez-González, C Wang, I Willner - Nature Catalysis, 2020 - nature.com
Biocatalytic cascades guide complex, efficient and selective intracellular transformations.
These unique features originate from the spatial organization of the biocatalysts in confined …

Metal–organic framework composites

QL Zhu, Q Xu - Chemical Society Reviews, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), also known as porous coordination polymers (PCPs),
synthesized by assembling metal ions with organic ligands have recently emerged as a new …

MOF-based micro/nanomotors (MOFtors): Recent progress and challenges

H Yang, L Wang, X Huang - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Micro/nanomotors (MNMs) are burgeoning micro/nanoscale devices with plentiful
applications ranging from biomedicine to environmental remediation. However, some urgent …

Materials learning from life: concepts for active, adaptive and autonomous molecular systems

R Merindol, A Walther - Chemical Society Reviews, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Bioinspired out-of-equilibrium systems will set the scene for the next generation of molecular
materials with active, adaptive, autonomous, emergent and intelligent behavior. Indeed life …

Biological metal–organic frameworks: Structures, host–guest chemistry and bio-applications

H Cai, YL Huang, D Li - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2019 - Elsevier
Biological metal–organic frameworks (BioMOFs) are a new class of crystalline porous
materials developed in the last decade that represent a subclass of metal–organic …

A convenient and versatile amino‐acid‐boosted biomimetic strategy for the nondestructive encapsulation of biomacromolecules within metal–organic frameworks

G Chen, S Huang, X Kou, S Wei… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, an amino‐acid‐boosted biomimetic strategy is reported that enabled the rapid
encapsulation, or co‐encapsulation, of a broad range of proteins into microporous metal …

The physical properties of supramolecular peptide assemblies: from building block association to technological applications

L Adler-Abramovich, E Gazit - Chemical Society Reviews, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Bio-inspired nano-materials can be formed by the ordered assembly of elementary building
blocks using recognition modules and structural elements. Among the biological sources …