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This article explores recent advances in the design and engineering of materials wholly or principally constructed from peptides. We focus on materials that are able to respond to changes in their environment (pH, ionic strength, temperature, light, oxidation/reduction state, presence of small molecules or the catalytic activity of enzymes) by altering their macromolecular structure. Such peptide-based responsive biomaterials have exciting prospects for a variety of biomedical and bionanotechnology applications in drug delivery, bio-sensing and regenerative medicine. © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2006.

Original publication

DOI

10.1039/b607706d

Type

Journal article

Journal

Soft Matter

Publication Date

28/09/2006

Volume

2

Pages

822 - 835