Peptide Self-Assembly and Engineering State-of-the-art research in peptide self-assembly, with coverage of fundamental aspects of how peptides self-assemble and an extensive number of applications
Peptide Self-Assembly and Engineering: Fundamentals, Structures, and Applications (2V set) covers the latest progresses in the field of peptide self-assembly and engineering, including the fundamental principles of peptide self-assembly, new theory of nucleation and growth, thermodynamics and kinetics, materials design rules, and precisely controlled structures and unique functions. The broad contents from this book enable readers to obtain a systematical and comprehensive knowledge in the field of peptide self-assembly and engineering.
Contributed by the leading scientists and edited by a highly qualified academic and an authority in the field, Peptide Self-Assembly and Engineering includes information on:
- Emerging areas in peptide assembly, such as immune agents, bioelectronics, energy conversion, flexible sensors, biomimetic catalysis, and more
- Existing applications in biomedical engineering, nanotechnology, and photoelectronics, including tissue engineering, drug delivery, and biosensing devices
- History of peptide self-assembly for design of functional materials and peptides’ unique mechanical, optical, electronic, and biological properties
- Various solvent conditions, such as pH, ionic strength, and polarity, that can affect the structure and stability of peptide assemblies
A very comprehensive reference covering the latest progresses in the field of peptide self-assembly and engineering, Peptide Self-Assembly and Engineering is an essential resource for all scientists performing research intersecting with the subject, including biochemists, biotechnologists, pharmaceutical chemists, protein chemists, materials scientists, and medicinal chemists.
Table of Contents:
Volume 1
Preface xiii
1 Introduction to the Concept, History, and Significance of Peptide Selfassembly and Materials 1
Xuehai Yan
2 Peptides: Molecular Basis, Secondary Structures, and Synthesis Methods 5
Luyang Zhao, Xiaokang Ren, and Xuehai Yan
3 Principles of Peptide Self-assembly and Material Design Rules 23
Chengqian Yuan, Shuai Cao, and Xuehai Yan
4 Molecular Simulations and Computational Chemistry of Peptide Self-assembly 51
Peng Zhou, Hai Xu, and Xuehai Yan
5 Stimuli-responsive Structural Transformations of Peptide Supramolecular Gels 81
Simona Bianco and Dave J. Adams
6 Self-assembling Cyclic Peptide Nanotubes: Methods and Characterization 109
Ángel L. Fuentes de Arriba and Juan R. Granja
7 Design and Control of Self-sorting Patterns of Supramolecular Peptide Nanofibers 143
Keisuke Nakamura and Itaru Hamachi
8 Protein-decorated Artificial Viral Capsids Self-assembled from β-Annulus Peptides 167
Kazunori Matsuura
9 Peptide Assemblies on Surfaces: A Study Using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy 185
Lanlan Yu, Yanlian Yang, Chen Wang, and Chenxuan Wang
10 Molecular Assembly of Cyclic Dipeptide: Structure to Function 221
Debasis Ghosh and Thimmaiah Govindaraju
11 Minimalistic Peptide Assemblies for Sustainable Optoelectronics 241
Yan Zhang, Jiahao Zhang, Junbai Li, Ehud Gazit, and Kai Tao
12 Peptide-based Coacervates: A Biomimetic Protocell 263
Manzar Abbas
13 Water-induced Peptide Self-assembly and Its Function 283
Wei Fan, Chengqian Yuan, and Xuehai Yan
Volume 2
Preface xiii
14 Functional peptide coatings 301
Xingcen liu and Junbai li
15 Self-assembling Peptide Amyloids: From Structure to Function in Nanotechnology 335
Hao Kong and Gang Wei
16 Piezoelectric Self-assembling Peptides for Engineering Applications 367
Haoran Wu, Sarah Guerin, Syed A. M. Tofail, Rusen Yang, Ehud Gazit, Damien Thompson, and Kai Tao
17 Peptide-based Hydrogels for Soft Electronic Devices and Wearable Biosensors 393
Sen Liang, Yajie Tian, and Shuo Bai
18 Self-assembled Peptide-based Biocatalyst 421
Jingjing Han, Xuehai Yan, and Juyoung Yoon
19 Short Peptide Supramolecular Hydrogels for Antimicrobial Applications 449
Xuzhi Hu, Haoning Gong, Mingrui Liao, and Jian Ren Lu
20 Supramolecular Peptide-based Nanomaterials for the Treatment of Fibrosis 479
Jikang Liu and Qianli Zou
21 Self-assembly of Peptides and Chromophores for Design of Theranostic Nanodrugs and Cancer Precision Therapy 505
Rui Chang, Ruirui Xing, and Xuehai Yan
22 Self-assembling Bioactive Peptides for Supramolecular Cancer Immunotherapy 531
Shukun Li, Xuehai Yan, and Jan van Hest
23 Self-assembled Stimuli-responsive Nanomaterials Using Peptide Amphiphiles for Targeting Delivery of Drugs 563
Nayeong Jeon, Ilhyung Choi, and Eunji Lee
References 609
Index 629
About the Author :
Xuehai Yan is Professor and Principle Investigator at the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE), the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He is the Vice Director at the State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering and the Center of Mesoscience, IPE, CAS. He has been awarded National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Outstanding Young Scholar (2015) and NFSC Distinguished Young Scholar (2020).
