Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2014
Abstract
The formation of well-ordered nanostructures through self-assembly of diverse organic and inorganic building blocks has drawn much attention owing to their potential applications in biology and chemistry. Among all organic building blocks, peptides are one of the most promising platforms due to their biocompatibility, chemical diversity, and resemblance with proteins. Inspired from the protein assembly in biological systems, various self-assembled peptide structures have been constructed using several amino acids and sequences. This review focuses on this emerging area, the recent advances in peptide self-assembly, and formation of different nanostructures, such as tubular, fibers, vesicles, spherical, and rod coil structures. While different peptide nanostructures are discovered, potential applications will be explored in drug delivery, tissue engineering, wound healing, and surfactants.
Recommended Citation
Mandal, D., Nasrolahi Shirazi, A., Parang, K. Self-assembly of peptides to nanostructures. Org. Biomol. Chem. (2014) 12, 3544-3561.
doi: 10.1039/C4OB00447G
Copyright
Royal Society of Chemistry
Comments
This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, issue 12, 2014 following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version is available online at DOI: 10.1039/C4OB00447G .