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Bio-inspired supramolecular self-assembly towards soft nanomaterials

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Supramolecular self-assembly has proven to be a reliable approach towards versatile nanomaterials based on multiple weak intermolecular forces. In this review, the development of bio-inspired supramolecular self-assembly into soft materials and their applications are summarized. Molecular systems used in bio-inspired “bottom-up self-assembly” involve small organic molecules, peptides or proteins, nucleic acids, and viruses. Self-assembled soft nanomaterials have been exploited in various applications such as inorganic nanomaterial synthesis, drug or gene delivery, tissue engineering, and so on.

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Lin, Y., Mao, C. Bio-inspired supramolecular self-assembly towards soft nanomaterials. Front. Mater. Sci. 5, 247–265 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11706-011-0141-5

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