Self-Assembly of Biological and Bio-Inspired Nanomaterials

The following sections are included:

• Formation of DNA-Based Materials

• Assembly of Peptide-Based Nanomaterials

• The First Peptide Nanotubes

• Amphiphile and Surfactant-Like Peptide Building Blocks

• Charge Complementary as a Driving Force for Self-Assembly

• Conjugation of Peptides for Self-Assembly

• Aromatic Interactions for the Formation of Nano-Structures

• The Formation of Aromatic Dipeptide Nanotubes (ADNT)

• The Formation of Spherical Nano-Structures by Short Peptides

• Helical Peptide Building Blocks

• Peptide Nucleic Acids (PNA)