Amyloid diseases are global epidemics with profound health, social and economic
implications and yet remain without a cure. This dire situation calls for research into the …

Bacterial infections represent nowadays the major reason of biomaterials implant failure,
however, most of the available implantable materials do not hold antimicrobial properties …

CD8+ T cell–dependent killing of cancer cells requires efficient presentation of tumor
antigens by human leukocyte antigen class I (HLA-I) molecules. However, the extent to …

A thorough understanding of the antimicrobial mechanisms of graphene materials (GMs) is
critical to the manipulation of highly efficient antimicrobial nanomaterials for future …

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) based on zirconium phosphonates exhibit superior
chemical stability suitable for applications under harsh conditions. These compounds mostly …

Many environmental pollutants inherently exist in their anionic forms and are therefore
highly mobile in natural water systems. Cationic framework materials that can capture those …

Understanding how nanomaterials interact with cell membranes is related to how they cause
cytotoxicity and is therefore critical for designing safer biomedical applications. Recently …

Hydrophobic interactions are involved in and believed to be the fundamental driving force of
many chemical and biological phenomena in aqueous environments. This review focuses …

Cytolytic proteins and peptide toxins are classical virulence factors of several bacterial
pathogens which disrupt epithelial barrier function, damage cells and activate or modulate …

Interactions between proteins are orchestrated in a precise and time-dependent manner,
underlying cellular function. The binding affinity, defined as the strength of these …