Self-assembly of biomolecular soft matter

Samuel I. Stupp; R. Helen Zha; Liam C. Palmer; Honggang Cui; Ronit Bitton

doi:10.1039/c3fd00120b

Self-assembly of biomolecular soft matter

Samuel I. Stupp, R. Helen Zha, Liam C. Palmer, Honggang Cui, Ronit Bitton

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Abstract

Self-assembly programmed by molecular structure and guided dynamically by energy dissipation is a ubiquitous phenomenon in biological systems that build functional structures from the nanoscale to macroscopic dimensions. This paper describes examples of one-dimensional self-assembly of peptide amphiphiles and the consequent biological functions that emerge in these systems. We also discuss here hierarchical self-assembly of supramolecular peptide nanostructures and polysaccharides, and some new results are reported on supramolecular crystals formed by highly charged peptide amphiphiles. Reflecting on presentations at this Faraday Discussion, the paper ends with a discussion of some of the future opportunities and challenges of the field.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	9-30
Number of pages	22
Journal	Faraday Discussions
Volume	166
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c3fd00120b
State	Published - 1 Dec 2013
Externally published	Yes

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Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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