Tailoring Uptake Efficacy of HSV-1 gD Tailoring Uptake Efficacy of Hsv-1 GD Derived Carrier Peptides
Biomolecules, 2020 Regions of the Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) glycoprotein D (gD) were chosen to design carrier peptides based on the known tertiary structure of the virus entry receptor complexes. These complexes consist of the following: HSV-1 gD–nectin-1 and HSV-1 gD–
Szilvia Bősze +6 more
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Novel Materials From the Supramolecular Self-Assembly of Short Helical β3-Peptide Foldamers
Frontiers in Chemistry, 2019 Self-assembly is the spontaneous organization of small components into higher-order structures facilitated by the collective balance of non-covalent interactions.
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Self-assembling peptide-enriched electrospun polycaprolactone scaffolds promote the h-osteoblast adhesion and modulate differentiation-associated gene expression [PDF]
, 2012 Electrospun polycaprolactone (PCL) is able to support the adhesion and growth of h-osteoblasts and to delay their degradation rate to a greater extent with respect to other polyesters. The drawbacks linked to its employment in regenerative medicine arise
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Nanozymes: A New Disease Imaging Strategy
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2020 Nanozymes are nanomaterials with intrinsic enzyme-like properties. They can specifically catalyze substrates of natural enzymes under physiological condition with similar catalytic mechanism and kinetics.
Peixia Wang +7 more
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Fluoride releasing restorative materials: a review [PDF]
, 2020 Fluoride compounds are incorporated as anticariogenic agents in numerous restorative materials. Incorporation of fluoride into restorative materials impart anticariogenic character by various mechanisms including reduction of demineralisation ...
Muddala, Lahari +5 more
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Peptide-Based Hydrogels and Nanogels for Delivery of Doxorubicin
International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2021 Enrico Gallo,1 Carlo Diaferia,2 Elisabetta Rosa,2 Giovanni Smaldone,1 Giancarlo Morelli,2 Antonella Accardo2 1IRCCS SDN, Naples, 80143, Italy; 2Department of Pharmacy and Research Centre on Bioactive Peptides (CIRPeB), University of Naples &ldquo ...
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Peptide-Based Hydrogels: Template Materials for Tissue Engineering
Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 2023 Tissue and organ regeneration are challenging issues, yet they represent the frontier of current research in the biomedical field. Currently, a major problem is the lack of ideal scaffold materials’ definition.
Roya Binaymotlagh +2 more
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A Review on the Rheological Properties of Single Amino Acids and Short Dipeptide Gels
GelsSelf-assembled peptide-based hydrogels have attracted considerable interest from the research community. Particularly, low molecular weight gelators (LMWGs) consisting of amino acids and short peptides are highly suitable for biological applications ...
Sérgio R. S. Veloso +3 more
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Peptide-cotton textiles with manifold antibacterial properties
, 2022 The development of antimicrobial materials recently have gained increased interest, especially for the development of medical devices as a practical way to prevent bacterial infections.
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Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor imaging for localization of insulinomas [PDF]
, 2009 The surgical removal of insulinomas is hampered by difficulties to localize it using conventional radiological procedures. Recently these tumors were shown to exhibit a very high density of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptors (GLP-1R) in vitro that may be ...
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