Stimuli responsive dynamic transformations in supramolecular gels

S Panja, DJ Adams - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Supramolecular gels are formed by the self-assembly of small molecules under the
influence of various non-covalent interactions. As the interactions are individually weak and …

Personal perspective on understanding low molecular weight gels

DJ Adams - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2022 - ACS Publications
Low molecular weight gels are formed by the self-assembly of small molecules into
anisotropic structures that form a network capable of immobilizing the solvent. Such gels are …

[HTML][HTML] Low-molecular-weight gels: the state of the art

ER Draper, DJ Adams - Chem, 2017 - cell.com
Low-molecular-weight gels are currently a hugely important class of materials that are
attracting significant interest. These gels are formed when small molecules self-assemble …

Smart peptide-based supramolecular photodynamic metallo-nanodrugs designed by multicomponent coordination self-assembly

S Li, Q Zou, Y Li, C Yuan, R Xing… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Supramolecular photosensitizer nanodrugs that combine the flexibility of supramolecular
self-assembly and the advantage of spatiotemporal, controlled drug delivery are promising …

Enzyme‐instructed self‐assembly (EISA) and hydrogelation of peptides

J Gao, J Zhan, Z Yang - Advanced Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐assembly is a powerful tool for constructing supramolecular materials for many
applications, ranging from energy harvesting to biomedicine. Among the methods to prepare …

Chiral self-assembly of peptides: Toward the design of supramolecular polymers with enhanced chemical and biological functions

Y Shen, Y Wang, IW Hamley, W Qi, R Su… - Progress in Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chirality is one of the most important structural features in biological systems. Peptides, as a
class of small biomolecules, can self-assemble into various chiral supramolecular polymers …

Self-assembly, bioactivity, and nanomaterials applications of peptide conjugates with bulky aromatic terminal groups

IW Hamley - ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2023 - ACS Publications
The self-assembly and structural and functional properties of peptide conjugates containing
bulky terminal aromatic substituents are reviewed with a particular focus on bioactivity …

Charge‐induced secondary structure transformation of amyloid‐derived dipeptide assemblies from β‐sheet to α‐helix

R Xing, C Yuan, S Li, J Song, J Li… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Secondary structures such as α‐helix and β‐sheet are the major structural motifs within the
three‐dimensional geometry of proteins. Therefore, structure transitions from β‐sheet to α …

Controlling the assembly and properties of low-molecular-weight hydrogelators

ER Draper, DJ Adams - Langmuir, 2019 - ACS Publications
Low-molecular-weight gels are formed by the self-assembly of small molecules into fibrous
networks that can immobilize a significant amount of solvent. Here, we focus on our work …

Using small-angle scattering and contrast matching to understand molecular packing in low molecular weight gels

ER Draper, B Dietrich, K McAulay, C Brasnett… - Matter, 2020 - cell.com
It is difficult to determine exactly the molecular packing in the aggregates in low molecular
weight gels. Attempts to understand the packing have been made using X-ray diffraction, but …