Proteins are nature's primary building blocks for the construction of sophisticated molecular
machines and dynamic materials, ranging from protein complexes such as photosystem II …

Hierarchical materials that exhibit order over multiple length scales are ubiquitous in nature.
Because hierarchy gives rise to unique properties and functions, many have sought …

Biological metal–organic frameworks (BioMOFs) are a new class of crystalline porous
materials developed in the last decade that represent a subclass of metal–organic …

The design and applications of some inorganic two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials such as
graphene, graphyne, and borophene have been widely studied in recent years. Meanwhile …

The complexity and diversity of biomacromolecules make them a unique class of building
blocks for generating precise assemblies. They are particularly available to a new …

Despite the first observations that the perforin can punch holes in target cells for live/dead
cycles in the human immune system over 110 years ago, emulating this behavior in …

While the primary use of protein crystals has historically been in crystallographic structure
determination, they have recently emerged as promising materials with many advantageous …

Nature has evolved an optimal synthetic factory in the form of translational and
posttranslational processes by which millions of proteins with defined primary sequences …

Ordered protein assemblies are attracting interest as next-generation biomaterials with a
remarkable range of structural and functional properties, leading to potential applications in …

Precisely defined protein aggregates, as exemplified by crystals, have applications in
functional materials. Consequently, engineered protein assembly is a rapidly growing field …