Peptide Self-Assembly and Engineering State-of-the-art research in peptide self-assembly, with coverage of fundamental aspects of how peptides self-assemble and an extensive number of applications Peptide Self-Assembly and Engineering: Fundamentals, Structures, and Applications (2V set) covers the latest progresses in the field of peptide self-assembly and engineering, including the fundamental principles of peptide self-assembly, new theory of nucleation and growth, thermodynamics and kinetics, materials design rules, and precisely controlled structures and unique functions. The broad contents from this book enable readers to obtain a systematical and comprehensive knowledge in the field of peptide self-assembly and engineering. Contributed by the leading scientists and edited by a highly qualified academic and an authority in the field, Peptide Self-Assembly and Engineering includes information on: Emerging areas in peptide assembly, such as immune agents, bioelectronics, energy conversion, flexible sensors, biomimetic catalysis, and more Existing applications in biomedical engineering, nanotechnology, and photoelectronics, including tissue engineering, drug delivery, and biosensing devices History of peptide self-assembly for design of functional materials and peptides’ unique mechanical, optical, electronic, and biological properties Various solvent conditions, such as pH, ionic strength, and polarity, that can affect the structure and stability of peptide assemblies A very comprehensive reference covering the latest progresses in the field of peptide self-assembly and engineering, Peptide Self-Assembly and Engineering is an essential resource for all scientists performing research intersecting with the subject, including biochemists, biotechnologists, pharmaceutical chemists, protein chemists, materials scientists, and medicinal chemists.

Table of Contents:
Volume 1 Preface xiii 1 Introduction to the Concept, History, and Significance of Peptide Selfassembly and Materials 1 Xuehai Yan 2 Peptides: Molecular Basis, Secondary Structures, and Synthesis Methods 5 Luyang Zhao, Xiaokang Ren, and Xuehai Yan 3 Principles of Peptide Self-assembly and Material Design Rules 23 Chengqian Yuan, Shuai Cao, and Xuehai Yan 4 Molecular Simulations and Computational Chemistry of Peptide Self-assembly 51 Peng Zhou, Hai Xu, and Xuehai Yan 5 Stimuli-responsive Structural Transformations of Peptide Supramolecular Gels 81 Simona Bianco and Dave J. Adams 6 Self-assembling Cyclic Peptide Nanotubes: Methods and Characterization 109 Ángel L. Fuentes de Arriba and Juan R. Granja 7 Design and Control of Self-sorting Patterns of Supramolecular Peptide Nanofibers 143 Keisuke Nakamura and Itaru Hamachi 8 Protein-decorated Artificial Viral Capsids Self-assembled from β-Annulus Peptides 167 Kazunori Matsuura 9 Peptide Assemblies on Surfaces: A Study Using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy 185 Lanlan Yu, Yanlian Yang, Chen Wang, and Chenxuan Wang 10 Molecular Assembly of Cyclic Dipeptide: Structure to Function 221 Debasis Ghosh and Thimmaiah Govindaraju 11 Minimalistic Peptide Assemblies for Sustainable Optoelectronics 241 Yan Zhang, Jiahao Zhang, Junbai Li, Ehud Gazit, and Kai Tao 12 Peptide-based Coacervates: A Biomimetic Protocell 263 Manzar Abbas 13 Water-induced Peptide Self-assembly and Its Function 283 Wei Fan, Chengqian Yuan, and Xuehai Yan Volume 2 Preface xiii 14 Functional peptide coatings 301 Xingcen liu and Junbai li 15 Self-assembling Peptide Amyloids: From Structure to Function in Nanotechnology 335 Hao Kong and Gang Wei 16 Piezoelectric Self-assembling Peptides for Engineering Applications 367 Haoran Wu, Sarah Guerin, Syed A. M. Tofail, Rusen Yang, Ehud Gazit, Damien Thompson, and Kai Tao 17 Peptide-based Hydrogels for Soft Electronic Devices and Wearable Biosensors 393 Sen Liang, Yajie Tian, and Shuo Bai 18 Self-assembled Peptide-based Biocatalyst 421 Jingjing Han, Xuehai Yan, and Juyoung Yoon 19 Short Peptide Supramolecular Hydrogels for Antimicrobial Applications 449 Xuzhi Hu, Haoning Gong, Mingrui Liao, and Jian Ren Lu 20 Supramolecular Peptide-based Nanomaterials for the Treatment of Fibrosis 479 Jikang Liu and Qianli Zou 21 Self-assembly of Peptides and Chromophores for Design of Theranostic Nanodrugs and Cancer Precision Therapy 505 Rui Chang, Ruirui Xing, and Xuehai Yan 22 Self-assembling Bioactive Peptides for Supramolecular Cancer Immunotherapy 531 Shukun Li, Xuehai Yan, and Jan van Hest 23 Self-assembled Stimuli-responsive Nanomaterials Using Peptide Amphiphiles for Targeting Delivery of Drugs 563 Nayeong Jeon, Ilhyung Choi, and Eunji Lee References 609 Index 629