Self-assembling peptide and protein amyloids: from structure to tailored function in nanotechnology

G Wei, Z Su, NP Reynolds, P Arosio… - Chemical Society …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Self-assembled peptide and protein amyloid nanostructures have traditionally been
considered only as pathological aggregates implicated in human neurodegenerative …

Amyloid fibrils as building blocks for natural and artificial functional materials

TPJ Knowles, R Mezzenga - Advanced materials, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Proteinaceous materials based on the amyloid core structure have recently been discovered
at the origin of biological functionality in a remarkably diverse set of roles, and attention is …

Selective and Efficient Removal of Fluoride from Water: In Situ Engineered Amyloid Fibril/ZrO2 Hybrid Membranes

Q Zhang, S Bolisetty, Y Cao… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We report a new strategy for efficient removal of F− from contaminated water streams, and it
relies on carbon hybrid membranes made of amyloid fibril/ZrO2 nanoparticles (< 10 nm) …

Amyloid fibril and clay nanosheet dual-nanoengineered DNA dynamic hydrogel for vascularized bone regeneration

Q Yang, Y Miao, J Luo, Y Chen, Y Wang - ACS nano, 2023 - ACS Publications
Dynamic hydrogels have attracted enormous interest for bone tissue engineering as they
demonstrate reversible mechanics to better mimic biophysical cues of natural extracellular …

Therapeutic strategies and nano-drug delivery applications in management of ageing Alzheimer's disease

G Karthivashan, P Ganesan, SY Park, JS Kim… - Drug …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, the incidental rate of neurodegenerative disorders has increased
proportionately with the aging population. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most …

Tunable self-assemblies of whey protein isolate fibrils for pickering emulsions structure regulation

F Jiang, Y Pan, D Peng, W Huang, W Shen, W Jin… - Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
Protein fibrils are potential emulsifiers with a highly pH-dependent structure. Therefore, the
influence of pH on the self-assemblies of whey protein isolate (WPI) fibrils was investigated …

Technological functionality and biological properties of food protein nanofibrils formed by heating at acidic condition

M Mohammadian, A Madadlou - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Nanofibrillation of proteins by heating at extremely acidic condition for long
durations (several hours to days) is studied enthusiastically in food science. The process …

Microbially synthesized polymeric amyloid fiber promotes β-nanocrystal formation and displays gigapascal tensile strength

J Li, Y Zhu, H Yu, B Dai, YS Jun, F Zhang - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
The ability of amyloid proteins to form stable β-sheet nanofibrils has made them potential
candidates for material innovation in nanotechnology. However, such a nanoscale feature …

[HTML][HTML] Nanostructured food proteins as efficient systems for the encapsulation of bioactive compounds

M Mohammadian, MI Waly, M Moghadam… - Food Science and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Recently, nanoencapsulation was introduced as an efficient and promising approach for the
protection, delivery, and site-specific liberation of the nutraceuticals and bioactive …

1D Colloidal chains: recent progress from formation to emergent properties and applications

X Fan, A Walther - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Integrating nanoscale building blocks of low dimensionality (0D; ie, spheres) into higher
dimensional structures endows them and their corresponding materials with emergent …