title: Evolving the use of peptides as components of biomaterials.
abstract: This manuscript is part of a debate on the statement that "the use of short synthetic adhesion peptides, like RGD, is the best approach in the design of biomaterials that guide cell behavior for regenerative medicine and tissue engineering". We take the position that although there are some acknowledged disadvantages of using short peptide ligands within biomaterials, it is not necessary to discard the notion of using peptides within biomaterials entirely, but rather to reinvent and evolve their use. Peptides possess advantageous chemical definition, access to non-native chemistries, amenability to de novo design, and applicability within parallel approaches. Biomaterials development programs that require such aspects may benefit from a peptide-based strategy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. collier@uchicago.edu
authors.forename: Joel H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Collier
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Segura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D002448:Cell Adhesion; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000737:chemistry; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D044968:Regenerative Medicine / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D009842:Oligopeptides; D010455:Peptides; C047981:arginyl-glycyl-aspartic acid