Something between the amazing functions and various morphologies of self-assembling peptides materials in the medical field

J Biomater Sci Polym Ed. 2014;25(13):1331-45. doi: 10.1080/09205063.2014.943536. Epub 2014 Aug 4.

Abstract

In recent years, there are a growing number of researches in the field of self-assembling peptides. Due to their diversity structures and the promising applications, self-assembling peptides have already become the focus of studies in the fields of materials and biological science. Some amazing functions of these peptides in the medical field caught our attention, such as tissue repair and regeneration, therapeutic delivery, haemostasis, antimicrobial and so on. There are different morphologies of self-assembling peptides in different functions. This review provides an overview of the relationship between some amazing functions and various morphologies of self-assembling peptides principally. Furthermore, the mechanisms of peptide self-assembly are also discussed.

Keywords: amazing functions; mechanisms; medical field; morphologies; self-assembling peptides.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Infective Agents / chemistry
  • Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
  • Drug Carriers
  • Hemostatic Techniques
  • Humans
  • Peptides / chemistry*
  • Peptides / therapeutic use
  • Tissue Engineering

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Drug Carriers
  • Peptides