Peptide-based supramolecular systems chemistry

F Sheehan, D Sementa, A Jain, M Kumar… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Peptide-based supramolecular systems chemistry seeks to mimic the ability of life forms to
use conserved sets of building blocks and chemical reactions to achieve a bewildering array …

Supramolecular hydrogelators and hydrogels: from soft matter to molecular biomaterials

X Du, J Zhou, J Shi, B Xu - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
In this review we intend to provide a relatively comprehensive summary of the work of
supramolecular hydrogelators after 2004 and to put emphasis particularly on the …

Enzymatic noncovalent synthesis

H He, W Tan, J Guo, M Yi, AN Shy, B Xu - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Enzymatic reactions and noncovalent (ie, supramolecular) interactions are two fundamental
nongenetic attributes of life. Enzymatic noncovalent synthesis (ENS) refers to a process …

Functional π-gelators and their applications

SS Babu, VK Praveen, A Ajayaghosh - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
Supramolecular chemistry originally defined by Lehn as “chemistry beyond molecules”
exploits noncovalent interactions between molecules to form 1D, 2D, and 3D …

Design of nanostructures based on aromatic peptide amphiphiles

S Fleming, RV Ulijn - Chemical Society Reviews, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Aromatic peptide amphiphiles are gaining popularity as building blocks for the bottom-up
fabrication of nanomaterials, including gels. These materials combine the simplicity of small …

Self-assembly of short peptides to form hydrogels: Design of building blocks, physical properties and technological applications

G Fichman, E Gazit - Acta biomaterialia, 2014 - Elsevier
Hydrogels are unique supramolecular solid-like assemblies composed mainly of water
molecules that are held by molecular networks. Physical hydrogels that are formed by a set …

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 …

Fmoc-modified amino acids and short peptides: simple bio-inspired building blocks for the fabrication of functional materials

K Tao, A Levin, L Adler-Abramovich… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Amino acids and short peptides modified with the 9-fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl (Fmoc)
group possess eminent self-assembly features and show distinct potential for applications …

Enzyme responsive materials: design strategies and future developments

M Zelzer, SJ Todd, AR Hirst, TO McDonald… - Biomaterials …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Enzyme responsive materials (ERMs) are a class of stimuli responsive materials with broad
application potential in biological settings. This review highlights current and potential future …

Guiding principles for peptide nanotechnology through directed discovery

A Lampel, RV Ulijn, T Tuttle - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Life's diverse molecular functions are largely based on only a small number of highly
conserved building blocks–the twenty canonical amino acids. These building blocks are …