Designer self‐assembling peptides form the entangled nanofiber networks in hydrogels by
ionic‐complementary self‐assembly. This type of hydrogel has realistic biological and …

Amyloids are self-assembled protein aggregates that take cross-β fibrillar morphology.
Although some amyloid proteins are best known for their association with Alzheimer's and …

A series of peptides with a long fatty acyl chain covalently attached to the C-terminal part
and a free amine (-NH2) group at the N-terminus have been designed so that these …

Peptide-based hydrogels are highly promising for various biomedical applications owing to
their precise self-assembly, biocompatibility, and sensitivity toward biologically relevant …

Synthetic tripeptide based noncytotoxic hydrogelators have been discovered for releasing
an anticancer drug at physiological pH and temparature. Interestingly, gel stiffness, drug …

Hydrogels' hydrated fibrillar nature makes them the material of choice for the design and
engineering of 3D scaffolds for cell culture, tissue engineering, and drug-delivery …

The self-assembly behavior and antimicrobial activity of two designed amphiphilic peptides,
R3F3 and R4F4, containing short hydrophobic phenylalanine (F) and cationic arginine (R) …

Electron transfer is central to cellular life, from photosynthesis to respiration. In the case of
anaerobic respiration, some microbes have extracellular appendages that can be utilised to …

Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) are a topical subject potentially exploitable for creating
nanotherapeutics for the delivery of bioactive loads. These compounds are often classified …

A short peptide, FHHF-11, was designed to change stiffness as a function of pH due to
changing degree of protonation of histidines. As pH changes in the physiologically relevant …