Browsing by Keywords "Peptides"
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Alkaline phosphatase-mimicking peptide nanofibers for osteogenic differentiation
(American Chemical Society, 2015)Recognition of molecules and regulation of extracellular matrix synthesis are some of the functions of enzymes in addition to their catalytic activity. While a diverse array of enzyme-like materials have been developed, ... -
Amphiphilic peptide coated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for in vivo MR tumor imaging
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016)Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a noninvasive imaging technique that provides high spatial resolution and depth with pronounced soft-tissue contrast for in vivo imaging. A broad variety of strategies have been employed ... -
Amyloid-like peptide nanofiber templated titania nanostructures as dye sensitized solar cell anodic materials
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2013)One-dimensional titania nanostructures can serve as a support for light absorbing molecules and result in an improvement in the short circuit current (Jsc) and open circuit voltage (Voc) as a nanostructured and high-surface-area ... -
Angiogenic peptide nanofibers repair cardiac tissue defect after myocardial infarction
(Acta Materialia Inc, 2017)Myocardial infarction remains one of the top leading causes of death in the world and the damage sustained in the heart eventually develops into heart failure. Limited conventional treatment options due to the inability ... -
Antigenic GM3 lactone mimetic molecule integrated mannosylated glycopeptide nanofibers for the activation and maturation of dendritic cells
(American Chemical Society, 2017)The ability of dendritic cells to coordinate innate and adaptive immune responses makes them essential targets for vaccination strategies. Presentation of specific antigens by dendritic cells is required for the activation ... -
Application of the Ugi reaction with multiple amino acid-derived components: Synthesis and conformational evaluation of piperazine-based minimalist peptidomimetics
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2015)The concurrent employment of α-amino acid-derived chiral components such as aldehydes and α-isocyanoacetates, in a sequential Ugi reaction/cyclization two-step strategy, opens the door to the synthesis of three structurally ... -
Bioactive self-assembled peptide nanofibers for corneal stroma regeneration
(Elsevier, 2014)Defects in the corneal stroma caused by trauma or diseases such as macular corneal dystrophy and keratoconus can be detrimental for vision. Development of therapeutic methods to enhance corneal regeneration is essential ... -
Catalytic supramolecular self-assembled peptide nanostructures for ester hydrolysis
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016)Essential amino acids in catalytic sites of native enzymes are important in nature inspired catalyst designs. Active sites of enzymes contain the coordinated assembly of multiple amino acids, and catalytic action is generated ... -
Cellular internalization of therapeutic oligonucleotides by peptide amphiphile nanofibers and nanospheres
(American Chemical Society, 2016-04)Oligonucleotides are promising drug candidates due to the exceptionally high specificity they exhibit toward their target DNA and RNA sequences. However, their poor pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties, in ... -
Chiral ceramic nanoparticles and peptide catalysis
(American Chemical Society, 2017)The chirality of nanoparticles (NPs) and their assemblies has been investigated predominantly for noble metals and II-VI semiconductors. However, ceramic NPs represent the majority of nanoscale materials in nature. The ... -
Controlled enzymatic stability and release characteristics of supramolecular chiral peptide amphiphile nanofiber gels
(Elsevier B.V., 2017)Supramolecular bioarchitectures formed by assembly of achiral or chiral building blocks play important roles in various biochemical processes. Stereochemistry of amino acids is important for structural organization of ... -
Detecting secondary structure and surface orientation of helical peptide monolayers from resonant hybridization signals
(Nature Publishing Group, 2013)Hybridization of dominant vibrational modes with meta-surface resonance allows detection of both structural changes and surface orientations of bound helical peptides. Depending on the resonance frequency of meta-molecules, ... -
Diabetic wound regeneration using heparin-mimetic peptide amphiphile gel in db/db mice
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2017)There is an urgent need for more efficient treatment of chronic wounds in diabetic patients especially with a high risk of leg amputation. Biomaterials capable of presenting extracellular matrix-mimetic signals may assist ... -
Effects of temperature, pH and counterions on the stability of peptide amphiphile nanofiber structures
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016)Peptide amphiphiles are a class of self-assembling molecules that are widely used to form bioactive nanostructures for various applications in bionanomedicine. However, peptide molecules can exhibit distinct behaviors under ... -
Enhanced immunostimulatory activity of cyclic dinucleotides on mouse cells when complexed with a cell-penetrating peptide or combined with CpG
(Wiley - V C H Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2015)Recognition of pathogen-derived nucleic acids by immune cells is critical for the activation of protective innate immune responses. Bacterial cyclic dinucleotides (CDNs) are small nucleic acids that are directly recognized ... -
Extracellular matrix mimetic peptide scaffolds for neural stem cell culture and differentiation
(Humana Press, 2014)Self-assembled peptide nanofibers form three-dimensional networks that are quite similar to fibrous extracellular matrix (ECM) in their physical structure. By incorporating short peptide sequences derived from ECM proteins, ... -
Fabrication of supramolecular n/p-nanowires via coassembly of oppositely charged peptide-chromophore systems in aqueous media
(American Chemical Society, 2017-07)Fabrication of supramolecular electroactive materials at the nanoscale with well-defined size, shape, composition, and organization in aqueous medium is a current challenge. Herein we report construction of supramolecular ... -
Facile Synthesis of Three-Dimensional Pt-TiO2Nano-networks: A Highly Active Catalyst for the Hydrolytic Dehydrogenation of Ammonia–Borane
(Wiley, 2016)Three‐dimensional (3D) porous metal and metal oxide nanostructures have received considerable interest because organization of inorganic materials into 3D nanomaterials holds extraordinary properties such as low density, ... -
Genetically encoded conductive protein nanofibers secreted by engineered cells
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2017-06)Bacterial biofilms are promising tools for functional applications as bionanomaterials. They are synthesized by well-defined machinery, readily form fiber networks covering large areas, and can be engineered for different ... -
A glycosaminoglycan mimetic peptide nanofiber gel as an osteoinductive scaffold
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016)Biomineralization of the extracellular matrix (ECM) plays a crucial role in bone formation. Functional and structural biomimetic native bone ECM components can therefore be used to change the fate of stem cells and induce ...
