title: Self-Assembly of Peptide Bioconjugates: Selected Recent Research Highlights.
abstract: This Topical Review briefly discusses selected highlights of recent research on self-assembling peptide amphiphiles (PAs) and polymer-peptide conjugates. Subjects covered include new polymer chemistries used to prepare polymer-peptide conjugates, PA self-assembly landscapes and kinetics, developments in the application of bioactive PAs and the relationship between self-assembly and bioactivity, novel PA/biopolymer composites, functional π-stacking peptide conjugates, use of enzymes to tune self-assembly, and developments in high throughput methods and the design and application of sequenced peptides.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Reading , Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6AD, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Ian W
authors.initials: IW
authors.lastname: Hamley
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Reading , Whiteknights, Reading, RG6 6AD, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Castelletto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D010455:Peptides; D011108:Polymers; D013501:Surface-Active Agents