Issue 36, 2021

Self-assembly of peptide nanofibers for imaging applications

Abstract

Pathological stimuli-responsive self-assembly of peptide nanofibers enables selective accumulation of imaging agent cargos in the stimuli-rich regions of interest. It provides enhanced imaging signals, biocompatibility, and tumor/disease accessibility and retention, thereby promoting smart, precise, and sensitive tumor/disease imaging both in vitro and in vivo. Considering the remarkable significance and recent encouraging breakthroughs of self-assembled peptide nanofibers in tumor/disease diagnosis, this reivew is herein proposed. We emphasize the recent advances particularly in the past three years, and provide an outlook in this field.

Graphical abstract: Self-assembly of peptide nanofibers for imaging applications

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
31 Jūl. 2021
Accepted
01 Sept. 2021
First published
01 Sept. 2021

Nanoscale, 2021,13, 15142-15150

Self-assembly of peptide nanofibers for imaging applications

Q. Jiang, X. Liu, G. Liang and X. Sun, Nanoscale, 2021, 13, 15142 DOI: 10.1039/D1NR04992E

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