Self-assembly of Peptide Dendrimers and Their Bio-applications in Theranostics

Overview

Journal Mater Today Bio

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2022 Mar 17

PMID 35295319

Authors

Fengjuan Xie

Rongxin Li

Weikang Shu

Liang Zhao

Jingjing Wan

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Abstract

Nanotechnology has brought revolutionized advances in disease diagnosis and therapy. Self-assembled peptide dendrimers own novel physicochemical properties through the synergistic effects of the polypeptide chain, dendrimer and nano-structure, exhibiting great potential in theranostic. This review provides comprehensive insights into various peptide dendrimers for self-assembly. Their nanosize, morphology and composition are presented to understand self-assembly behaviors precisely. We further introduce the emerging theranostic applications based on specific imaging and efficient delivery recently.

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