1. Academic Background Since the origin of life, living organisms have needed to construct effective barriers to protect their cells from external physical and chemical damage. In the realms of bacteria and archaea, the surface layer (S-layer) is a universally present and exquisitely structured two-dimensional protein lattice that substitutes for t...

Enhancing Immunomodulation and Osseointegration of Bone Implants: A Detailed Overview of Thrombin-Activated Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Self-Assembly Technology Background Introduction To address the challenge of bone defect repair, bone implants play a critical role in modern medicine. However, existing bone implant materials like Polyetheretherket...

Academic Background Protein self-assembly is a ubiquitous phenomenon in biological systems, performing a wide range of functions from structural support to biochemical regulation. Despite significant progress in protein design in recent years, existing self-assembling protein structures typically rely on strict symmetry, which limits their size and...

Capillary-Driven Self-Assembly of Soft Ellipsoidal Microgels at the Air–Water Interface Research Background The adsorption of colloidal particles at fluid interfaces (such as the air–water interface) induces interfacial deformation, leading to anisotropic interface-mediated interactions and the formation of superstructures. Soft ellipsoidal microge...

Study on Chirality Transfer in Liquid Crystal Viruses Chirality is a phenomenon commonly found in nature and holds significant influence in various fields such as biology, chemistry, physics, and materials science. However, the mechanism of chirality transfer from nanoscale building blocks to macroscopic helical structures remains an unsolved myste...