Main description:

Artificial Protein and Peptide Nanofibers: Design, Fabrication, Characterization, and Applications provides comprehensive knowledge of the preparation, modification and applications of protein and peptide nanofibers. The book reviews the synthesis and strategies necessary to create protein and peptide nanofibers, such as self-assembly (including supramolecular assembly), electrospinning, template synthesis, and enzymatic synthesis. Then, the key chemical modification and molecular design methods are highlighted that can be utilized to improve the bio-functions of these synthetic fibers. Finally, fabrication methods for key applications, such as sensing, drug delivery, imaging, tissue engineering and electronic devices are reviewed.

This book will be an ideal resource for those working in materials science, polymer science, chemical engineering, nanotechnology and biomedicine.

Contents:

Section A Fabrication and characterizations of artificial protein and peptide nanofibers

1 Supramolecular self-assembly: A facile way to fabricate protein and peptide nanomaterials Luyang Zhao, Xuehai Yan

2 Self-assembly formation of peptide and protein nanofibers on surfaces and at interfaces Shuwei Sun, Zhiqiang Su, Gang Wei

3 Fabrication of amyloid nanofiber matrices by electrospinning Devina Jaiswal, Sara Katebifar, Swetha Rudraiah, Sangamesh G. Kumbar

4 Novel protein and peptide nanofibrous structures via supramolecular co-assembly Christian Helbing, Klaus D. Jandt

5 Characterization techniques of protein and peptide nanofibers: Self-assembly kinetics Gang Wei

Section B Enhanced functions of nanofibers by sequence design and modification

6 Protein synthesis and characterization Shobhit Kadakeri, Michael R. Arul, Rosalie Bordett, Nithyadevi Duraisamy, Hemantkumar Naik, Swetha Rudraiah

7 Design of functional peptide nanofibers based on amyloid motifs Wenfeng Wei, Zhiqiang Su

8 Design of amphiphilic peptide nanofibers Mustafa O. Guler

9 Nanofiber matrices of protein mimetic bioactive peptides for biomedical applications Allen Zennifer, Muthu Parkkavi Sekar, Anuradha Subramanian, Swaminathan Sethuraman

10 Synergetic integration of computer-aided design, experimental synthesis, and self-assembly for the rational design of peptide/protein nanofibrils Ke Zheng, Jing Ren, Yawen Liu, Shengjie Ling

11 Composite nanofiber matrices for biomedical applications Ramya Dhandapani, Amrutha Manigandan, Swaminathan Sethuraman, Anuradha Subramanian

12 Nanofiber-based hydrogels and aerogels Li Sun, Aiguo Wu

Section C Related applications of artificial protein and peptide nanofibers

13 Protein and peptide nanostructures for drug and gene delivery Uma Maheswari Krishnan

14 Protein and peptide nanofiber matrices for the regenerative medicine Seyed Mohammad Mir, Aneela Anwar, Ibrahim Dulijan, Alok Kumar, Xiaojun Yu

15 Fibrous scaffolds for bone tissue engineering Jennifer Moy, Apurva Limaye, Treena Livingston Arinzeh

16 Assembled peptides for biomimetic catalysis Mengfan Wang, Wei Qi

17 New protein-based smart materials Lei Wang, Xin Huang

18 Nanofibers for soft-tissue engineering Sama Abdulmalik, Sara Katebifar, Jonathan Nip, Laurie Yousman, Paulina Szarejko, Jiana Baker, Swetha Rudraiah, Sangamesh G. Kumbar