In this review, we focus on the very recent developments on the use of the stimuli responsive
properties of polymer hydrogels for targeted drug delivery, tissue engineering, and …

Hydrogels are water-swollen three-dimensional networks made of polymers, proteins, small
molecules or colloids. They constitute a versatile platform for drug delivery because of their …

Background Injectable hydrogels have been extensively researched for the use as scaffolds
or as carriers of therapeutic agents such as drugs, cells, proteins, and bioactive molecules in …

Molecular self-assembly is a ubiquitous process in nature and central to bottom-up
nanotechnology. In particular, the organization of peptide building blocks into ordered …

Doxorubicin is a widely used chemotherapy agent. Despite its utility, several adverse side
effects, especially its irreversible cardiotoxicity and reversible nephrotoxicity, have prompted …

Pharmaceutical drugs with low water solubility have always received great attention within
the scientific community. The reduced bioavailability and the need of frequent …

The lack of in vitro models that represent the native tumor microenvironment is a significant
challenge for cancer research. Two-dimensional (2D) monolayer culture has long been the …

In this review, we have focused on the design and development of low molecular weight self-
assembling peptide-based materials for various applications including cell proliferation …

Self-assembly of designed synthetic peptides is a versatile strategy to generate functional
materials for many applications. Given the biological relevance of their amino acid …

The self-assembly of low-molecular-weight building motifs into supramolecular polymers
has unlocked a new realm of materials with distinct properties and tremendous potential for …