Vibrational optical activity (VOA) refers to two vibrational techniques: vibrational circular
dichroism (VCD) and Raman optical activity (ROA) that are sensitive both to the chirality and …

The development towards a sustainable society requires a radical change of many of the
materials we currently use. Besides the replacement of plastics, derived from petrochemical …

Reversible and irreversible amyloids are two diverging cases of protein (mis) folding
associated with the cross-β motif in the protein folding and aggregation energy landscape …

Amyloid fibrillation of food-derived dietary proteins has been increasingly accepted as an
effective approach to enhance protein functionality. Soy protein, an abundant and …

Artificial functional materials based on amyloid fibrils are proven to be a promising strategy
toward functional materials. However, scaling‐up applications present sustainability …

The self-assembly of the Nucleocapsid protein (NCAP) of SARS-CoV-2 is crucial for its
function. Computational analysis of the amino acid sequence of NCAP reveals low …

Often nanostructures formed by self-assembly of small molecules based on hydrophobic
interactions are rather unstable, causing morphological changes or even dissolution when …

Amyloid self-assembly is linked to numerous devastating cell-degenerative diseases.
However, designing inhibitors of this pathogenic process remains a major challenge. Cross …

In polymer science, thermoresponsiveness refers to macromolecular systems that display a
marked and discontinuous change in their physical properties with temperature. Such smart …

Hydrogels with inherent antibacterial activities have been attracting increasing attention,
particularly for biomedical applications. Biology provides a range of materials and …