Nanostructures of diverse chemical nature are used as biomarkers, therapeutics, catalysts,
and structural reinforcements. The decoration with surfactants has a long history and is …

Peptide sequences are known to recognize and bind different nanomaterial surfaces, which
has resulted in the screening and identification of hundreds of peptides with the ability to …

The properties of a nanocrystal are heavily influenced by its shape. Shape control of a
colloidal nanocrystal is believed to be a kinetic process, with high-energy facets growing …

Over the past decade, solid-binding peptides (SBPs) have been used increasingly as
molecular building blocks in nanobiotechnology. These peptides show selectivity and bind …

Prevention of bacterial colonization and consequent biofilm formation remains a major
challenge in implantable medical devices. Implant-associated infections are not only a major …

Remarkable progress has been made to date in the discovery of material binding peptides
and their utilization in nanotechnology, which has brought new challenges and …

Despite extensive recent reports on combinatorially selected inorganic-binding peptides and
their bionanotechnological utility as synthesizers and molecular linkers, there is still only …

Although protein adsorption on solids is of immense relevance, experimental limitations
mean there is still a remarkable lack of understanding of the adsorption mechanism …

Bionanocombinatorics is an emerging field that aims to use combinations of positionally
encoded biomolecules and nanostructures to create materials and devices with unique …

Bacteriophage immobilization is a key unit operation in emerging biotechnologies, enabling
new possibilities for biodetection of pathogenic microbes at low concentration, production of …