Peptide-Based Materials That Exploit Metal Coordination
Giovanni A. Bassan, Silvia Marchesan
Abstract
Metal-ion coordination has been widely exploited to control the supramolecular behavior of a variety of building blocks into functional materials. In particular, peptides offer great chemical diversity for metal-binding modes, combined with inherent biocompatibility and biodegradability that make them attractive especially for medicine, sensing, and environmental remediation. The focus of this review is the last 5 years' progress in this exciting field to conclude with an overview of the future directions that this research area is currently undertaking.
Topics & Concepts
NanotechnologySupramolecular chemistryExploitEnvironmental remediationBiocompatibilityBiochemical engineeringComputer scienceMaterials scienceChemistryEngineeringEcologyBiologyComputer securityCrystallographyContaminationCrystal structureMetallurgySupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsSupramolecular Chemistry and Complexes