Peptides and Peptide-based Biomaterials and their Biomedical Applications

300 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Solid-binding peptides have been used increasingly as molecular building blocks in nanobiotechnology as they can direct the assembly and functionalisation of a diverse range of materials and have the ability to regulate the synthesis of nanoparticles and complex nanostructures. Nanostructured materials such as β-sheet fibril-forming peptides and α-helical coiled coil systems have displayed many useful properties including stimulus-responsiveness, modularity and multi-functionality, providing potential technological applications in tissue engineering, antimicrobials, drug delivery and nanoscale electronics. The current situation with respect to self-assembling peptides and bioactive matrices for regenerative medicine are reviewed, as well as peptide-target modeling and an examination of future prospects for peptides in these areas.

• Reihe: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
• ISBN: 9783319660943
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 16.11.2017
• Genre: Medizin/Nichtklinische Fächer
• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Herausgegeben von: Anwar Sunna, Andrew Care, Peter L. Bergquist