Self-assembling systems play a significant role in physiological functions and have therefore
attracted tremendous attention due to their great potential for applications in energy …

Polypeptides derived from naturally occurring α-amino acids have emerged as a unique and
versatile family of bio-inspired biomaterials that can be tailor-made for varying biomedical …

Polypeptides are fascinating materials with unique properties for various biological
materials. We highlight here recent advances in amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides (NCAs) …

Hybrid biomaterials are systems created from components of at least two distinct classes of
molecules, for example, synthetic macromolecules and proteins or peptide domains. The …

Amino acids (AAs) as a promising class of biocompatible materials have gained tremendous
attention in various fields such as nutrition, human health, drug delivery, imaging, and …

Polypeptide copolymers can self-assemble into diverse aggregates. The morphology and
structure of aggregates can be varied by changing molecular architectures, self-assembling …

Reduction and pH dual-sensitive reversibly core-crosslinked polypeptide micelles were
developed from lipoic acid (LA) and cis-1, 2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid (CCA) decorated …

This review highlights recent advances in the micellization of synthetic graft copolymers and
those based on natural precursors, particularly polysaccharides. Synthesis and …

Core–shell structured micelles produced from an amphiphilic block copolymer are promising
drug delivery vehicles because their hydrophobic core can encapsulate hydrophobic drugs …

This review covers the recent progress in the research field of rod–coil block copolymers
(BCPs) containing rigid rod-like blocks and flexible coil-like blocks. Their assembly …