Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials

Nucleation limited assembly and polarized growth of a de novo-designed allosterically modulatable protein filament

This paper designs a tunable protein filament that assembles in response to a peptide ligand and demonstrates its polarized growth and nucleation mechanisms.

Supramolecular Enzyme-Peptide Gels for Localized Therapeutic Biocatalysis

This paper develops a supramolecular enzyme-peptide gel platform for localized therapeutic biocatalysis, showing improved retention and efficacy in treating gout.

Generalization of the Packing Parameter for Quantifying the Morphology of Peptide Amphiphile Micelles

The paper introduces a generalized packing parameter to quantify the morphology of peptide amphiphile micelles, showing good agreement with previous models and highlighting shape and size dependence.

SAPdb: A database of nanostructures formed by self-assembly of short peptides

SAPdb is a database of experimentally validated peptide nanostructures formed by self-assembly, providing information on chemical modifications, nanostructure types, and experimental conditions.

De Novo Designed Peptide and Protein Hairpins Self-assemble into Sheets and Nanoparticles.

This paper designs peptides that self-assemble into nanoparticles or sheets based on disulfide bond placement, using computational modeling and microscopy.