ABSTRACT
Micro-or nanostructures assembled from peptide and protein-
building blocks are versatile and flexible for the purpose of biomed-
ical applications. In this chapter, we present the recent development
in fabrication and tailoring of a variety of supramolecular structures
such as nanotubes, vesicles, nanofibrils, and nanocrystals based on
the self-assembly of naturally occurring proteins and biomimetic
and bioinspired peptides. Also, the protein-based microcapsules are
controllably designed and assembled by layer-by-layer assembly
techniques. We particularly focus on the potential applications
of as-fabricated micro-and nanostructures in biomedical fields
including biosensors, biocatalysis, drug delivery, bioimaging, and
tissue engineering among others.
