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Published on: August 13, 2014
Application of metallic nanoparticles-amyloid protein supramolecular materials in tissue engineering and drug
Azadeh Hekmat1, Irena Kostova2, Ali Akbar Saboury3
1Department of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract:
Supramolecular medicine refers to the formulation of therapeutic and diagnostic agents through supramolecular techniques, amid treating, diagnosing, and preventing disease. Recently, there has been growing interest in developing metal nanoparticles (MNPs)-amyloid hybrid materials, which have the potential to revolutionize medical applications. Furthermore, the development of MNPs-amyloid hydrogel/scaffold supramolecules represents a promising new direction in amyloid nanotechnology, with potential applications in tissue engineering and biomedicine. This review first provides a brief introduction to the formation process of protein amyloid aggregates and their unique nanostructures. Subsequently, we focused on recent investigations into the use of MNPs-amyloid hybrid materials in tissue engineering and biomedicine. We anticipate that MNPs-amyloid supramolecular materials will pave the way for new functional materials in medical science, particularly in the field of tissue engineering.

