Functional Peptide-Based Biomaterials for Biomedical Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Functional peptide-based biomaterials have been widely used in biomedical application research, including peptides that can respond to different stimuli (such as pH, redox potential, temperature, light and enzyme), self-assembly peptide hydrogels, cell penetrating peptides, affinity peptides that interact with receptors, and peptide-drug conjugates. Therefore, the intelligent and multifunctional peptide based structural system can respond to environmental stimuli, promote tissue repair and regeneration through the biomimetic extracellular matrix structure, penetrate cell membranes, induce functional effects by binding receptors, and deliver drug molecules in a single molecule, which play an important role in the research of biomedical applications. The purpose of this Special Issue of Pharmaceutics is to collect research and review papers on biomedical applications of functional peptide-based biomaterials. We welcome articles dealing with various aspects of functional peptide-based biomaterials, and invite researchers and drug developers to publish their original research or review articles, including expert opinions and perspectives in the field of biomedical applications. The topics include but are not limited to:

• Self-assembly peptide hydrogels for cell repair and regeneration;
• Environmental stimuli-responsive peptide-based biomaterials;
• Peptide drug delivery system;
• Cell penetrating peptides;
• Receptor-affinity peptides and the combinations;
• Peptide-drug conjugates in biomedical applications.

Prof. Dr. Yishen Zhu
Dr. Qingqiang Yao
Guest Editors

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