Self-assembled peptide hydrogels have emerged in recent years as the new paradigm in biomaterials research.We have contributed to this field the development of hydrogels based on dehydrodipeptides N-capped with naproxen.The dehydrodipeptide hydrogels can be blade blank loaded with drugs, thus being potential nanocarriers for drug delivery.In this w

Chiral cylindrical molecular complexes of homo- and hetero-double-helices derived from helicene oligomers self-assemble in solution, providing functional heterogeneous liquid-solid materials.Gels and liotropic liquid crystals are formed by fibril self-assembly in solution; molecular monolayers and fibril films are formed by self-assembly blade blan

IntroductionRecently, a special bullet shooting stunner for heavy cattle has been developed that fires a bullet instead of a bolt.In the search for a suitable ammunition, the following criteria must be met: First, the energy of the bullet must be sufficient to penetrate the thick frontal bones of heavy cattle.Second, the injury potential at the cor

Modern prosthetics largely relies upon visual data processing and implementation technologies such as 3D scanning, mathematical GIRLS modeling, computer-aided design (CAD) tools, and 3D-printing during all stages from design to fabrication.Despite the intensive advancement of these technologies, once the prosthetic socket model is obtained by 3D sc