Biotransformation on Polymer-Peptide Conjugates: A Versatile Tool to Trigger Microstructure Formation

摘要

Recent progress in exploiting peptides and proteins for materials science applications has paved the way to tailor-made polymer-peptide conjugates. Such bioconjugates have enabled advances in controlling nano-and microstructures. The translation of the biomimetic concept of "structure-based functions" would allow complex functional systems to be realized. Bioconjugates can possess enzymatic activity, directed conductivity, or provide active interfaces to biological systems.'34' They can control silicification and crystallization processes, can mimic transmembrane channel systems or interact with a pharmaceutically relevant entity for drug-delivery applications.