Castillo J., Sasso L., Svendsen W.E. (Eds.) Self-Assembled Peptide Nanostructures: Advances and Applications in Nanobiotechnology

Taylor & Francis Group, 2012. — 318 p.The self-organization of bionanostructures into well-defined functional machineries found in nature has been a priceless source of ideas for researchers. The molecules of life, proteins, DNA, RNA, etc., as well as the structures and forms that these molecules assume serve as rich sources of ideas for scientists or engineers who are interested in developing bio-inspired materials for innovations in biomedical fields. In nature, molecular self-assembly is a process by which complex three-dimensional structures with well-defined functions are constructed, starting from simple building blocks such as proteins and peptides. This book introduces readers to the theory and mechanisms of peptide self-assembly processes. The authors present the more common peptide self-assembled building blocks and discuss how researchers from different fields can apply self-assembling principles to bionanotechnology applications. The advantages and challenges are mentioned together with examples that reflect the state of the art of the use of self-assembled peptide building blocks in nanotechnology.Theoretical basis of biological self-assembly
Natural and designed self-assembling peptides and their applications in bionanotechnology
Peptide-based materials via molecular self-assembly
Self-assembling peptide nanostructures: towards bioactive artificial protein nanomaterials
Manipulation of self-assembled peptide nanostructures
Applications in bionanotechnology of self-assembled peptide nanostructures
Biomedical applications of assembled peptide and protein micro- or nanostructures
Self-assembling peptides as a new class of medical device for regenerative medicine