Self-assembling Biomaterials

1. Self-assembling biomaterials: beginnings and progress over the past decadePart 1 Molecular building blocks for self-assembly 2. Designing peptides for self-assembling biomaterials with controlled mechanical and biological performance 3. Engineering silk fibroin for hydrogel self-assembly 4. Elastin-like proteins - modular design for self-assembly 5. Sweet building blocks for self-assembling biomaterials with molecular recognition 6. Peptoid self-assembly and opportunities for biomaterials and biointerfaces 7. Lipid bolaamphiphiles for fabricating membrane-mimetic biomaterials 8. Self-assembling protein-DNA hybrid molecules as building blocks for complex biomaterials 9. Biomaterials based on ureido-pyrimidinone (UPy) and benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide (BTAs) supramolecular polymers 10. Self-assembling of biomaterials using host-guest chemistry Part 2 Unique properties of self-assembling biomaterials: blurring the frontiers between biomaterials and biology 11. Adaptive supramolecular biomaterials through non-equilibrium self-assembly Part 3 Nanoscale characterization of self-assembling biomaterials 12. Unveiling complex structure and dynamics in supramolecular biomaterials using super-resolution microscopy 13. Probing local molecular dynamics in self-assembling systems with electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy 14. Small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) to study spatial arrangement in self-assembled biomaterials 15. Studying nanoscale interactions in self-assembling systems through molecular simulationsPart 4 Mechanisms of self-assembly: controlling driving forces and boundaries for self-assembly across scales 16. Magnetic fields to align peptide assemblies and provide directionality in biomaterials 17. Using confined environments to control the shape and size of assemblies 18. Engineering dynamic self-assembling biomaterials at the interface 19. Enzymatic mediated self-assemblyPart 5 Applications of self-assembling biomaterials 20. Recreating stem cell