Short peptides are ubiquitous in nature. They are found as hormones, pheromones,
antibacterial and antifungal agents in innate immunity systems, toxins, and pesticides. But …

Many extracellular matrices (ECMs) have a filamentous architecture, which influences cell
growth and phenotype and imparts tissues with specific properties. Man-made fibrillar …

The most striking and general property of the biological fibrous architectures in the
extracellular matrix (ECM) is the strong and directional interaction between biologically …

In supramolecular materials, molecular building blocks are designed to interact with one
another via non‐covalent interactions in order to create function. This offers the opportunity …

Long-acting drug delivery systems are promising platforms to improve patient adherence to
medication by delivering drugs over sustained periods and removing the need for patients to …

Chirality is absolutely central in chemistry and biology. The recent findings of chiral self-
assembling peptides' remarkable chemical complementarity and structural compatibility …

Effective nerve regeneration and functional recovery subsequent to peripheral nerve injury
is still a clinical challenge. Autologous nerve graft transplantation is a feasible treatment in …

Nanostructured scaffolds recently showed great promise in tissue engineering:
nanomaterials can be tailored at the molecular level and scaffold morphology may more …

Recent years have witnessed the development of an enormous variety of hydrogel-based
systems for neuroregeneration. Formed from hydrophilic polymers and comprised of up to …

Hydrogels are promising for a variety of medical applications due to their high water content
and mechanical similarity to natural tissues. When made injectable, hydrogels can reduce …