Self-assembled peptide nanomaterials for biomedical applications: Promises and pitfalls

International Journal of Nanomedicine

Volumn 12, Issue , 2017, Pages 73-86

  Sun, Linlin ^a,b   Zheng, Chunli ^c   Webster, Thomas J ^a,b,d  

^a WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Northeastern University   (United States)

^c CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Antibacterial therapy; Biomedical applications; Biosensor devices; Drug delivery; Peptides; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPHILIC PEPTIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CURCUMIN; CYCLOPEPTIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; IONIC COMPLEMENTARY SELF ASSEMBLING PEPTIDE; LONG CHAIN ALKYLATED PEPTIDE; NANOFIBER; NANOMATERIAL; NANOSPHERE; NANOTUBE; PACLITAXEL; PEPTIDE; PEPTIDE BASED BLOCK COPOLYMER; PEPTIDE PHOSPHOLIPID; POLYMER; PURE LINEAR PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOSENSOR; CANCER INHIBITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HYDROGEL; NANOMEDICINE; NANOSENSOR; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE REGENERATION; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC PROCEDURES; MOUSE; PROCEDURES; RAT; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; TRENDS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MICE; NANOMEDICINE; NANOSTRUCTURES; PEPTIDES; RATS; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 85007553621     PISSN: 11769114     EISSN: 11782013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJN.S117501     Document Type: Review

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