Bio-inspired metal ions regulate the structure evolution of self-assembled peptide-based nanoparticles

Nanoscale. 2016 Aug 7;8(29):14078-83. doi: 10.1039/c6nr03580a. Epub 2016 Jul 8.

Abstract

We report an assembly and transformation process of a supramolecular module, BP-KLVFF-RGD (BKR) in solution and on specific living cell surfaces for imaging and treatment. The BKR self-assembled into nanoparticles, which further transformed into nanofibers in situ induced by coordination with Ca(2+) ions.