Peptide-Based Materials That Exploit Metal Coordination

Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Dec 27;24(1):456. doi: 10.3390/ijms24010456.

Abstract

Metal-ion coordination has been widely exploited to control the supramolecular behavior of a variety of building blocks into functional materials. In particular, peptides offer great chemical diversity for metal-binding modes, combined with inherent biocompatibility and biodegradability that make them attractive especially for medicine, sensing, and environmental remediation. The focus of this review is the last 5 years' progress in this exciting field to conclude with an overview of the future directions that this research area is currently undertaking.

Keywords: complexes; coordination; drug delivery; environmental remediation; materials; metals; nanostructures; peptides; pollutant removal; sensing.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Environmental Restoration and Remediation*
  • Metals* / chemistry
  • Peptides / chemistry

Substances

  • Metals
  • Peptides