A Diphenylalanine Based Pentapeptide with Fibrillating Self-Assembling Properties [PDF]
Pharmaceutics, 2023 Peptides and their related compounds can self-assemble into diverse nanostructures of different shapes and sizes in response to various stimuli such as pH, temperature or ionic strength.
Stefania-Claudia Jitaru +6 more
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Engineered self-assembling hydrogel systems for advanced guided bone regeneration: structural optimization and biofunctional modulation [PDF]
Journal of NanobiotechnologySelf-assembling hydrogels have emerged as a promising class of biomaterials for bone regeneration due to their highly tunable properties, stimulus responsiveness, and excellent biocompatibility.
Yu Wang +9 more
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Self-assembling, protein-based intracellular bacterial organelles: emerging vehicles for encapsulating, targeting and delivering therapeutical cargoes [PDF]
Microbial Cell Factories, 2011 Many bacterial species contain intracellular nano- and micro-compartments consisting of self-assembling proteins that form protein-only shells. These structures are built up by combinations of a reduced number of repeated elements, from 60 repeated ...
Corchero José L, Cedano Juan
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Self-Assembling Conjugated Organic Materials with a Silazane Anchor Group: Synthesis, Self-Organization, and Semiconductor Properties [PDF]
NanomaterialsAn efficient synthetic method for the preparation of self-assembling conjugated organic materials with a silazane anchor group based on direct hydrosilylation reaction is reported.
Elizaveta A. Bobrova +7 more
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Design and applications of self-assembled polypeptide matrices in wound healing [PDF]
Frontiers in Bioengineering and BiotechnologyWith an estimated prevalence of over two cases per 1,000 patients, chronic wounds represent a massive burden on healthcare systems around the globe. Such wounds often lead to major complications, including amputations, that greatly affect the living ...
Mélanie Côté-Cyr +3 more
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Mechanical characteristics of beta sheet-forming peptide hydrogels are dependent on peptide sequence, concentration and buffer composition [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 Self-assembling peptide hydrogels can be modified regarding their biodegradability, their chemical and mechanical properties and their nanofibrillar structure. Thus, self-assembling peptide hydrogels might be suitable scaffolds for regenerative therapies
Franziska Koch +9 more
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Insight into the self-assembly and gel formation of a bioactive peptide derived from bovine casein
BBA Advances, 2023 Structured abstract: Abstract: The self-assembling and gelation properties of a bioactive peptide derived from bovine casein (FFVAPFPEVFGK) were studied in the peptide's natural form (uncapped, uncapFFV) and capped with protecting groups added to both ...
Noémie Petit +4 more
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Self-assembling peptide scaffolds in the clinic
npj Regenerative Medicine, 2021 Well-defined scaffold hydrogels made of self-assembling peptides have found their way into clinical products. By examining the properties and applications of two self-assembling peptides—EAK16 and RADA16—we highlight the potential for translating ...
Fabrizio Gelain +3 more
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Deep Learning Empowers the Discovery of Self‐Assembling Peptides with Over 10 Trillion Sequences
Advanced Science, 2023 Self‐assembling of peptides is essential for a variety of biological and medical applications. However, it is challenging to investigate the self‐assembling properties of peptides within the complete sequence space due to the enormous sequence quantities.
Jiaqi Wang +6 more
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Macroscopic photonic single crystals via seeded growth of DNA-coated colloids
Nature Communications, 2023 Photonic crystals—a class of materials whose optical properties derive from their structure in addition to their composition—can be created by self-assembling particles whose sizes are comparable to the wavelengths of visible light.
Alexander Hensley +4 more
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