Self-assembly of Peptide Amphiphiles and Their Applications

Due to good biocompatibility, straight forward chemical modification and inherent molecular recognition, peptides have been very attractive biological building blocks for self-assembly. Amphiphilic peptides are of special interesting with the advantages of abundant molecular structures, unique structures of assemblies and special biological functions. In this work, the recent progress in the study and application of the self-assembly of amphiphilic peptides was reviewed. Several kinds of amphiphilic peptides were introduced. Moreover, the molecular structures of amphiphilic peptides, the behavior and mechanism of self-assembly, the structure and property of assemblies and their applications in nanotechnology and biomedical field were also demonstrated in detail.